On Sunday, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed that President William Ruto funded his office for four years while he was deputy president.
Gachagua claims that Ruto fueled GK cars and bought tea for his office for four years after the government cut off funding during his feud with former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Speaking at a media round table on Sunday, Gachagua blamed the then-Treasury CS, Ukur Yatani, and the then-State House Comptroller, Kinuthia Mbugua.
DP Gachagua claimed that the duo cut off all funding to DP Ruto’s office at the direction of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta.
According to Gachagua, without a budget, Ruto was forced to pay all bills related to the operation of his office out of his own pocket.
According to Gachagua, Ruto footed all the bills, from electricity bills to tea for staffers, and even paid allowances to staffers accompanying him on trips across the country.
“For four years, President William Ruto when he was Deputy President fueled government cars from his own pocket. For four years he bought tea and paid electricity bills for office. For four years he paid allowances to staff accompanying him across the country.
“When he became president-elect, the officers who were attending meetings in his office felt embarrassed and they sought to undo what they had done to save face. Previously, the budget of the office of the deputy president was Sh4bn. They went ahead and cut Sh1.4bn. That is what they were trying to reinstate. The deputy president had nothing to do with it, that is their work,” he said.
