Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that his opponents are determined to remove him from power, alleging that Members of Parliament are being offered Ksh.5 million to formally support the impeachment motion.
Speaking with Mwea locals in Kirinyaga County, Gachagua said that his opponents tried to bribe county Woman Representative Njeri Maina and Senator James Murango, both of whom declined in defiance.
He added that such attempts would not deter his bid to fight for the Kenyans who voted him in office.
“Njeri was called and they tried to sell her fear by telling her to sign for my impeachment but she declined. She was told to take Ksh.5 million but refused. Senator James Murango was also offered cash but he declined,” he explained.
The DP shifted his focus on his boss, President William Ruto, calling him to refrain from instigating the impeachment motion.
Gachagua and his allies have accused the president of orchestrating his ouster in the background by pulling the strings of several MPs to push the motion in Parliament.
“I was elected by the people of Kenya, not by the president. Both the president and I were elected on one ticket and you chose Ruto because I was there. If Gachagua was not there, you would not have chosen him,” Gachagua said.
