The impeachment case against the embattled Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has taken a fresh turn after a witness released contradicting statements regarding the ownership of the Olive Garden Hotel.

The hotel is among the properties listed in the motion as assets that Gachagua has been accused of acquiring through graft as he has denied its ownership, claiming it belonged to his late brother Nderitu Gachagua.

In his witness statement, Peterson Muchira said that Gachagua approached him on March 31, 2023, and convinced him to purchase the hotel through an "informal secret agreement".