REVEALED: ‘Keep Raila Out!’ – DP Gachagua Discloses Agreement With Ruto About Opposition
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed on Friday that he and President William Ruto had a verbal agreement that Raila Odinga, the leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), would not be allowed into government.
During an interview with Citizen TV, Gachagua expressed regret for turning his back on former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
In the lead-up to the 2022 presidential election, the former president publicly endorsed Raila for president.
However, according to Gachagua, at the time, the Mt Kenya community decided to support Ruto.
The Deputy President claimed that Ruto convinced him and other Central Kenya leaders that working with the former Prime Minister was a bad idea.
The two would then be elected, and it was at this point that, according to Gachagua, the two allegedly agreed to keep Raila out.
Gituku: You said you’ll never allow Raila into your government, now it appears he has quite a hand in it. Is that a deal breaker for you?
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) September 20, 2024
DP Gachagua: I look at it differently. Only a fool doesn’t change his mind. What the President says is what carries the day#GachaguaSpeaks pic.twitter.com/fE6snBPRxG
“President William Ruto persuaded us and he is a very persuasive leader that Raila is the one who has caused problems in the government,” Gachagua claimed.
“He persuaded that if we allow Raila Odinga to become president, this country will not move forward.”
However, the Deputy President expressed dissatisfaction with Ruto’s decision to bring Raila into the government.
Gachagua was referring to President William Ruto’s decision to call a political truce with Raila in the aftermath of the charged Gen Z protests, which threatened the government’s stability.
“He is the boss. In this situation, we are not in a co-presidency. I am just the president’s principal assistant. What he says carries the day and I don’t argue with him,” Gachagua stated.
“When I realised he was starting to have a relationship with Raila Odinga, I slowly gave way because the president is always right
The DP continued; “The minute I realised they are meeting, I am also not a stupid person, I don’t have to be told in black and white, I relaxed and even stopped attacking Raila Odinga,”
Nonetheless, the Deputy President reiterated that he is willing to work with Raila, especially since two presidents, including Ruto, have seen fit to bring him into the fold.
During the same interview, Gachagua also revealed that he had spoken with President Ruto about threats made by some MPs to impeach him.
According to the Deputy President, Ruto assured him that he had nothing to do with the plot.
Gachagua also sent a cryptic message to the president, warning him to rein in his allies like Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah, who has been publicly insulting him in front of the Head of State.
“I have talked to the President several times and asked him to call his house to order. How can leaders insult me in his presence?” Gachagua questioned.
REVEALED: ‘Keep Raila Out!’ – DP Gachagua Discloses Agreement With Ruto About Opposition
