Gachagua Resorts To Blowing Hot And Cold Over His Relationship With The President

By: Joseph Mutua Ndonga

Worth Noting:

• Listen to this. I have brought this matter to his attention but he has turned deaf ear to my plea to tame and stop these state operatives from disrespecting and attacking me.
• When the anchor, Sam Gituku, asked him to name these people, he retorted.
• You know them. No, we don’t know them. Tell us. You have just said the President is your friend. You are now attacking the officials helping him to discharge his mandate of serving this nation of Kenya. Can you explain this further? This is because your utterances suggested that President Ruto is your main target.

I watched Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s interview with Citizen TV. Regarding the question touching on his relationship with his boss President William Ruto, he resorts to blowing hot and cold.

The impression created is that President Ruto and I are not reading from the same script.

For now, I want to distance myself from these sentiments.

But in the same breath, the DP minced no word hitting out on the top aides of President William Ruto.

These people some who are based at State House were working very hard to create a wedge between me and the President.

But reading between the lines, the DP was actually targeting the President.

Listen to this. I have brought this matter to his attention but he has turned deaf ear to my plea to tame and stop these state operatives from disrespecting and attacking me.

When the anchor, Sam Gituku, asked him to name these people, he retorted.

You know them. No, we don’t know them. Tell us. You have just said the President is your friend. You are now attacking the officials helping him to discharge his mandate of serving this nation of Kenya.  Can you explain this further? This is because your utterances suggested that President Ruto is your main target.

You believe that he had betrayed you.

The DP responded. The President can tell these people to stop attacking me and they will listen him.

The anchor further pressed him. Mr Deputy President, what do you mean when you talk of the attacks? Have they ever bad-mouth you and  receive any insults from them?

The DP again declined to respond. He instead directed his anger on a group of members of parliament who were plotting to impeach him.

These MPs  and some state operatives have been holding night- meetings.

The other day they were in Nyahururu where they spent a whole night meeting plotting on how to oust me. ‘The seven MPs who disagreed with them were chased’

He also said he is privy to reports that other meetings discussing the same agenda were being here in Nairobi in house of a cabinet secretary (CS). Again he declined to name the CS. Sam, don’t push to name them because I know that you them.

He added; Those attending these night meetings were being paid good money. This is at a time when majority of Kenyans were suffering.

He would not say where the money was coming from, who was paying them and how much each was receiving. Sam, don’t push me to name them. I’m sure you know this is what happening.

As the DP, this is my message to these MPs. President Ruto and I were elected by the people of Kenya.

I, therefore, owe my allegiance to Kenyans. So, I call upon these MPs to first go back to the people. Ask them whether they support the  ill-advised agenda of impeaching the Deputy President.

I want to say this. They will ‘receive a rude shock’

Majority of Kenyans are opposed to this kind of politics. They instead want us to fulfill the promises we made to them during the campaigns.

In the same breath, the DP said the motion of impeachment can only succeed in parliament if it is enjoying the  blessings of the President.

I’m therefore monitoring these MPs and waiting to see whether they will keep their word.

If this come to pass, I will come back to you and tell you that President Ruto has abandoned me.

According to the  provisions of the 2010 constitution,  any member of parliament can file a motion of impeachment.

After the mover table the motion on the floor of parliament, the Speaker would ask the member listed as a Seconder to rise up and endorse the motion.  This will pave the way for commencement of the  debate.

After the debate, the members will vote. The DP will be sent packing if the motion garners two-third majority. This means at least 233 MPs must vote in favor.

Joseph Mutua Ndonga Is A Writer And Social Commentator Based In Nairobi