Ruto Played Gachagua: Mutahi Kahiga Explains Why DP Skipped President’s Event in Nyeri
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga on Friday clarified why Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua skipped an event he was expected to attend alongside President William Ruto in Nyeri last weekend.
Speaking during an interview with TV47, Governor Kahiga pointed an accusing finger at President Ruto, explicitly blaming the Head of State over Gachagua’s decision to give the event a wide berth.
Gachagua’s no-show was the talk of the town for the better part of the day, with images of his designated seat going viral on social media, further fuelling the speculation that the relationship between the two is severely strained.
The two leaders had been scheduled to attend a church service at AIPCA Central Western Archdiocese in Nyeri County on September 15.
Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua alongside Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga and other officials during the swearing-in in Nyeri County Thursday August 25 2022
“Let me tell you, President Ruto is the cause for that empty seat,” the Governor said.
The governor was responding to a question on whether the Deputy President would be able to get back into President Ruto’s fold following the recent rift between them.
Kahiga claimed he received a call from the Deputy President informing him that the two of them including the President would be visiting Nyeri, but they would first pass through Kirinyaga.
However, the President did not go to Kirinyaga and sped directly to Nyeri, leaving Gachagua waiting for him in Kirinyaga.
” I was called the night before, by the Deputy President, he told me they would be going with the President to Kirinyaga, and then come to Nyeri, so I was ready, only for me to see the President not go to Kirinyaga, but went to a church in Outering, in the morning.”
” Gachagua had already gone to Kirinyaga, to wait for the President and he was there waiting for the President.” the Governor clarified.
The Governor revealed that Ruto asked for Gachagua’s whereabouts and blamed the mishap on forgetting to communicate the early morning changes he had made.
Mutahi Kahiga however defended the DP saying that he respects and honors the President.
The latest onslaught on DP Gachagua is coming even as more leaders dissociate themselves from him, aligning themselves with Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki.
On his part, Gachagua has called on Mt.Kenya leaders to desist from early campaigns and regional politics and instead focus on the development of the country.
President William Ruto with his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua at State House Nairobi.
William Ruto
