President William Ruto has revealed he unsuccessfully tried saving his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua from being impeached by MPs twice as he kicks off his four-day Mt Kenya tour.
Speaking to the region’s media stations last evening, the Head of State claimed his deputy was picking fights with Members of Parliament and other State House officials.
“I tried, in fact, on matters saving him, when they refused Gachagua the first time, I accepted him, when they tried to impeach him the second time I saved him, was I elected to serve one person or Kenyans?” Ruto said at Nyeri State Lodge.
President Ruto further criticised Gachagua for failing to rally behind government projects.
“The Deputy President’s main role is to help the President. When I was DP, the person to defend the programs like roads and hospitals. I went to more TV stations more times than the President himself because it is the DP’s job to profile the President’s work,” Ruto observed.
The president added, “Have you ever seen Rigathi defend the government’s projects one time? For 2 years, he never stepped to any station or in public to speak on government projects.”
After falling out with him, Ruto claimed Gachagua demanded Ksh 10 billion from him and threatened to ‘make him a one-term president’
“Telling me, you know I can make you become a one-term president if you dont do this and that. I need KSh.10 billion to go and speak to Mount Kenya people about politics. I told him I will not do it,” he added.
The former DP was impeached in October 2024 and became the first deputy president to be impeached in Kenya’s history.
