Sunday, November 23,
2024 - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revisited the events
surrounding the 2022 General Elections, claiming that retired President Uhuru
Kenyatta failed to provide Mt. Kenya voters with sufficient evidence when
cautioning them against supporting William Ruto.
Speaking during a live stream interview on social media
platforms, Gachagua argued that Uhuru’s warnings were vague and lacked detail,
leaving the region unable to make an informed choice.
“If Uhuru Kenyatta had told us what he really knew about
Ruto and the reason why we were to avoid him, instead of just speaking vaguely,
we would not be in this situation. If he had told us who Ruto is, we would not
be in this hole,” he said.
He added that the alternative candidate presented to Mt.
Kenya, the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, was also not convincing,
though he acknowledged Odinga’s role in the opposition.
Gachagua, now leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party,
claimed that after Ruto’s election, he discovered the President was
untrustworthy.
He accused him of plundering the country, undermining
education, and showing hostility toward Mt. Kenya residents.
The fallout between the two leaders culminated in Gachagua’s
impeachment in October 2024.
“We elected him thinking he was a good person. On reaching
there, I found out that he could not be trusted. He has plundered and destroyed
the country.”
“He hates us, the people from Mt. Kenya,” Gachagua said,
citing disagreements over the killings of Gen Z protesters.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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