Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has responded to anonymous individuals apparently pushing for his resignation from office, stating that he is fully committed to President William Ruto’s administration.
Speaking to residents of Sagana in Kirinyaga County on Saturday, the Deputy President advised leaders peddling such rumours not to make comments that might divide the country.
Terming the statements as “nonsense,” Gachagua noted that such talks should be confined to WhatsApp groups and not made during public gatherings.
“The people of Mt. Kenya, this is our government. We invested in his government. I’ve heard people saying that we leave the government, how can we leave our own government? I want to ask leaders not to make statements that confuse Kenyans,” Gachagua said.
“That kind of nonsense should be contained in WhatsApp groups. When you come to the rural areas, speak in a voice that unites us. Can we leave the person we voted for? We are in this government 100 per cent.”
DP Gachagua spoke as he joined President Ruto who is on a three-day tour of the Mt. Kenya region which began in Embu on Wednesday, Murang’a on Friday and Kirinyaga on Saturday.
The visit comes at a time of speculations over a plot to impeach Gachagua, with critics saying that the President could be testing the waters to see how his deputy is received within the region.
