‘Please Forgive Me!’ – Gachagua Pleads To Ruto And MPs As Impeachment Reality Sets In
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua appealed to President William Ruto for forgiveness on Sunday, as his impeachment motion was about to be debated in Parliament.
Gachagua stated that his quest for forgiveness stemmed from a desire to reconcile following accusations of a political feud with his boss.
He reflected on his shared leadership with Ruto and the obstacles they had faced since taking office.
“I want to ask my brother Ruto that If I have wronged him in any way, please find it in your heart to forgive me,” he stated.
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The second-in-command also requested Ruto to pardon her spouse, Dorcas Rigathi, citing her recent engagement projects, which include advocating for boys’ rights in the country.
He also extended the forgiveness request to Members of Parliament who are scheduled to debate the motion.
“If my spouse and her program has wronged you, forgive her. To the MPs, if through our utterances and actions, we have upset or wronged you, find it in your heart to forgive me.”
The Deputy President was addressing at the National Prayer Altar at his Karen house, accompanied by his wife, two sons, and members of Parliament.
Gachagua explained that he chose his house altar to seek the President’s absolution since it was the same location where he used to pray for their leadership with Ruto while their win was before the Supreme Court.
Following a dispute brought by the opposition regarding electoral transparency.
“As I sat here I reflected that this is history repeating itself because we were right here as our President’s victory was being challenged in the Supreme Court in September 2022 and we came here for prayers and God saw us through,” he added.
He also stated that his current troubles touch on occurrences that had happened earlier in the country, particularly to Ruto when he was the Deputy President.
The DP also stated that he was relying on God to see him through the political trials.
“These things that are happening are things that we have seen before, during those difficult moments that we had with President William Ruto when everything was against him, the state machinery, the deep state and public resources,” Gachagua stated.
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“He had God on his side and am very persuaded that God Almighty that saw him(Ruto) has not gone anywhere.”
H also urged Kenyans, particularly those residing in the Rift Valley, to remain peaceful during the impeachment process, and to avoid any sort of political violence whatever the outcome.
“I want to call upon the people of Kenya to remain peaceful and love one another irrespective of the outcome,” the DP urged.
“Specifically, I want to appeal to our brothers and sisters in the Rift Valley where there are many communities who live their to leave this contest to leaders.”
‘Please Forgive Me!’ – Gachagua Pleads To Ruto And MPs As Impeachment Reality Sets In
