Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua stormed his Mount Kenya backyard this week, echoing his Luo Nyanza trip and urging the region to unite and respect its leader.
Last week, the DP accompanied his boss, William Ruto, on a four-day visit of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s political heartland, Luo Nyanza.
The DP urged his community to be like other communities saying he has never heard people of Luo insulting Raila.
“I have never heard people of Luo insulting Raila, not a single one. I haven’t heard even one Kalenjin insulting William Ruto and I haven’t heard even one Kamba insulting Kalonzo,” said DP Gachagua.
The DP has been positioning himself as the region’s defacto political shepherd following the retirement of former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022.
However, Gachagua’s efforts to consolidate Mount Kenya have often faced resistance from some politicians in the region.
Speaking in Mikumbune this week, Gachagua said he had been baffled that, unlike other communities in Kenya, a few from his region are allegedly paid to fight their leader.
The DP affirmed that the Mt Kenya region remains stronger when united and any attempts to cause division will only make the situation worse for them.
