Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has sensationally claimed that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is secretly working hand-in-hand with President William Ruto despite their apparent political fallout.
Speaking on a local radio station on Sunday evening, Kioni alleged that Gachagua recently held a closed-door meeting in Narok County with about 15 leaders, including members of the clergy.
According to Kioni, Gachagua attempted to explain why the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) had denied Narok Town Ward aspirant Joshua Ole Kaputa a ticket for the upcoming by-election.
Kioni claimed that during the meeting, Gachagua told the leaders that an arrangement had already been made between himself and President Ruto. He allegedly assured Kaputa that he would be nominated at a later time as part of the broader deal.
“Gachagua told them that William Ruto has already sent emissaries to them and they had an arrangement to put their houses in order and then meet to have a discussion,” Kioni alleged.
Kioni further claimed that Gachagua boasted of consolidating 7 million votes from Mt. Kenya, 1 million from Kalonzo Musyoka’s base, and 800,000 from Fred Matiang’i’s supporters. He reportedly promised to share political gains with the Maasai community once he had secured “half of the political cake.”
Kioni was categorical that the Jubilee Party will not enter into alliances with individuals engaging in “sinister political deals.” Instead, he insisted that Jubilee is open to working with like-minded parties committed to transparent politics.
“We would like to work with like-minded parties that actually believe in sending William Ruto home not in “get your people and I get mine”, he noted.
He therefore urged the young people to register themselves as voters as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) embarks on a continuous voter registration starting today, September 29.
“You must register and register in numbers. It makes no sense to be an active critic of the government and you fail to vote them out. Failure to that amounts to voting them in,” he said.
