On Sunday, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua amused his audience by urging Murang’a governor Irungu Kang’ata not to write a letter to President William Ruto as he did to former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
DP Gachagua urged Governor Kang’ata to personally approach President Ruto whenever he has a point of contention during a thanksgiving service in Karigu-ini, Kenol in Murang’a County.
“…and gvernor Kang’ata , I hope you will not write President Ruto a letter. If you have any issues his doors are open you can talk to him from State House,” he said.
DP Gachagua was referring to a contentious letter sent to President Uhuru in January 2021, in which he stated that the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is still unpopular in the Mount Kenya region.
Kang’ata advised President Uhuru in the letter that BBI faced spectacular defeat in the region and that he was prepared to face the consequences, but he had to tell the president the truth.
He maintained that proponents of BBI must change their approach if the proposals are to be implemented.
“If the party decided to remove me from the position of whip because of my stand, then I will accept and thank them for giving me the chance to serve,” Kangata said addressing the press.
“We need to accept good ideas irrespective of who they are coming from, there are ideas that have been given by the so called Tangatanga wing that are very good.”
