Antynet Ford
The political rift between Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his boss William Ruto has widened after Gachagua warned Ruto to stop impeachment plans or face the consequences yesterday.
Speaking at PEFA church in Thika yesterday, the DP warned Ruto to tread carefully.
He cautioned against the return of politics of betrayal at the expense of running the government and delivering on the many promises that Kenya Kwanza gave in their five-year timeframe.
The DP and his allies sustained an onslaught on the president.
They urged him to put up his house to avoid creating animosity in the country over the unsolicited actions of a few individuals.
Gachagua cautioned that the Mount Kenya people are unforgiving and do not entertain betrayal, even as he urged the President not to take that route because he risks losing their trust.
He said it may not be possible to salvage such a situation.
“I want to ask my brother the president to be very cautious, do the right thing, and keep our house together. Let us not be disruptive and not reintroduce the politics of betrayal.” Gachagua said.
“Any attempt to disrupt the mandate to serve the people will have serious implications in our politics and that is not healthy for the country, government, and leadership so let us be careful, cautious reasonable, and do the right thing by respecting the will of the people through a direct vote of electing a president and a deputy. Let us not try to carry their mandate and take it upon ourselves to interfere with the will of the people.” He added.
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The DP repeated his earlier pronouncement that Ruto is the greatest beneficiary of Mount Kenya’s distaste for betrayal.
He added that there is still room for the president to put his house in order.
“Our people hate betrayal and are very unforgiving if you betray them. I ask my brother Ruto not to be tempted to go in that direction because these people will be very unforgiving. When there was an attempt to betray him, the people of this region said no.” He uttered.
“We do not like betrayal, we do not entertain betrayal and for that reason, the people of this region stood with him to express their displeasure of betrayal. If we go in that direction, these people will be very unforgiving. That is just my advice; it doesn’t have to be taken. If you betray these people, your relationship with them will come to an end and it cannot be salvaged.” He said.
Gachagua stated that two years have passed since the current administration was voted into office and a lot of work has stalled including roads, water, electricity, and schools, which he said are important to the electorate.