Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched an attack on Deputy President Kithure Kindiki as a leader who lacks independence, characterising him as a “yes man” who follows every directive issued by President William Ruto.

Speaking during a Mega Rally at Kangema, Murang’a County, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Gachagua claimed that Kindiki fails to offer any resistance to the President’s orders, allegedly agreeing to everything he is told.

“Wewe Saprano kama ungekuwa mwanaume si ungejibu mimi saa zile nimeketi pale? Ati sasa huyu Saprano ati ndio kasongo ati ametumwa mlimani ati kushindana na Riggy G. Sasa alienda Embu juzi watu wanamwangalia wanacheka. Akiamka kuongea ati kusaidia kasongo. Kwanza ni mtu ya Yes Sir. Akiambiwa kila kitu na Ruto anasema yes sir,” Gachagua said.

Rigathi Gachagua’s comments are part of his recent attacks on the DP. He recently rebuked Kindiki, urging him to respect Kikuyu cultural traditions and suspend political talk around the impending Ol Kalou by-election until the late MP David Njunguna Kiaraho is buried.

Speaking in Nyandarua on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, when he visited the family of the late Olkalou MP, Gachagua said it was culturally inappropriate to discuss succession before the deceased is laid to rest.

Gachagua emphasised that among the Kikuyu community, it is considered disrespectful to engage in conversations about replacing a leader before burial rites are completed.

“We cannot talk about by-elections when Kiaraho has not been buried. Sisi na desturi zetu na mzetu kama jamii ya wakikuyu, hatuwezi rithi mtu ambaye hajazikwa. We cannot discuss the replacement of David Kiaraho before he is buried,” Gachagua said.

Kindiki has recently launched an attack on Gachagua, escalating an already tense political rivalry.

Speaking while hosting residents from Maara, Kindiki dismissed the DCP leader as “small-minded” and cast doubt on his track record, questioning his performance during his tenure as a district officer.

“I have told him to leave me alone; I haven’t even started with him, and he doesn’t know me,” Kindiki said. “I will embarrass him… Just wait, there is more ahead.”

“The election is coming in Nyandarua. I am waiting for us to meet with this man,” he said, adding that respect in politics must be earned rather than demanded.