As the country waits with bated breath to know whether Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will be impeached on Tuesday, a coterie of senior politicians is anxiously monitoring the developments keenly and eager to take up the throne.

The would-be beneficiaries of the impeachment are now angling to take over the mantle amid concerted efforts to deflate any political or legal fightback mounted against the impeachment motion. 

The Sunday Standard has established that following a spate of meetings between leaders from the Mt Kenya region, seven leaders are now touted to ascend to the presidency. It is also emerging that in the event Gachagua is deposed, his successor will be unveiled by the next Mashujaa Day celebrations on October 20.