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Saturday, February 17, 2024 –Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who was to meet with former President Uhuru Kenyatta today(Saturday), has broken his silence.
Addressing during burial of ex-police boss Kingori Mwangi in Nyeri County, Gachagua regretted having missed meeting Mr. Kenyatta who had just finished addressing and left.
“I wanted to meet my friend and former boss President Uhuru Kenyatta. I wanted to come and greet him because I had not seen him for a while and tell him it was well. He is our son, we had some little disagreements but it’s over,” DP Gachagua regretted.
The DP confirmed having their differences with the former president but assured that he haboured no ill motive against him since whatever happened then was now water under the bridge.
“We had differences with him, but those differences are now in the past. He has retired, returned home, and kept a low profile, and we respect his decision,” Gachagua further stated.
And to make sure United Democratic Alliance UDA Party members remain respectful to Mr. Kenyatta, the DP advised them to not attack him anymore.
“If I had met him, I would have told him how much we appreciate his work in retirement. We love and pray for him, he is our brother”.
The fight between Gachagua and Uhuru emanated from the fact that the latter fronted and supported former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as his favourite candidate in the 2022 General Election despite Ruto being his deputy who supported him, twice.
Gachagua, additionally, would accuse Uhuru of witchhunt through various security apparatus which charged him with multimillion graft case prior to the elections.
Their fallout escalated heading to the August election and after; when the new government had just taken charge.
The DP together with his boss William Ruto also would accuse Uhuru of funding Azimio la Umoja demonstrations around Nairobi before Kenyatta’s multimillion Northlands Farm was invaded by destructive goons.
As if that was not enough, Uhuru’s elderly son Jomo’s home would, at night, be raided by detectives who accused him of being in possession of firearms that the opposition was using to cause chaos on the streets.