Ruto attacks Gachagua during Kindiki swearing-in as deputy president
President Ruto blasts Rigathi Gachagua as he asks Kindiki to be a good deputy president
President Ruto blasts Rigathi Gachagua as he asks Kindiki to be a good deputy president.
President William Ruto has launched a veiled attack on his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, who was removed from office through impeachment by Parliament.
Speaking passionately at the swearing-in ceremony of new Deputy President Kithure Kindiki at KICC, President Ruto expressed frustration over feeling like a “lonely voice” within the Executive, lacking support to effectively communicate his administration’s programs.
Addressing Kindiki directly, Ruto lauded his intellectual capability and eloquence, saying, “I need your voice. I need your intellect to help me and members of our cabinet to profile and articulate the things we are doing.”
The President emphasized that over the past two years, he had been left as the sole communicator of his government’s initiatives, saying, “I have almost become a lonely voice in the Executive, especially within the Presidency, speaking about our programs and elaborating on our work.”
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In a personal appeal to Kindiki, Ruto expressed confidence in his new deputy’s ability to fulfil a role he felt was previously unmet. “You are eloquent, my brother; you are intelligent, my brother. I’m confident that you will do what I have missed for the last two years. I know you will,” he stated.
This marked the first time President Ruto is hinting at what triggered the fallout with his deputy, since the political onslaught that culminated in the impeachment of Gachagua.
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