DP Gachagua asks Mama Ngina Kenyatta for forgiveness
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua apologizes to Former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenya as he asks he for forgiveness after fallout in 2022 campaigns
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua apologizes to Former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenya as he asks he for forgiveness after fallout in 2022 campaigns.
Speaking during a Monday morning roundtable interview with journalists from the Mt Kenya region, the DP clarified that the lawmakers were taken over by the nationwide political upheaval that took place at the time.
He added that certain lawmakers have lost respect for the former First Lady as a result of the political climate by then.
“I am sorry for involving Mama Ngina Kenyatta in the last general elections politics. She is our mother. I therefore ask for forgiveness on behalf of our team for any inconvenience caused to her. I will never allow anyone to demean her or anyone from the region,” Gachagua told Kameme TV.
“2022 politics had become so dirty. It had reached a point, where we had lacked respect, hurling insults to Mama Ngina,” the DP told the press.
“I wouldn’t again, like the Mt Kenya community, for us to get to that point again of lacking respect for our elders. I would like to ask for forgiveness from Mama Ngina.”
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When asked whether he would seek former President Uhuru Kenyatta for a truce meeting to charter the future of Mt Kenya region’s politics, Gachagua responded that ‘These things solve themselves.’
“The former President Uhuru Kenyatta is our son. We worked together for 17 years and only disagreed for 2 years and now that’s the past. I pray for him in his retirement. Uhuru is one of us. We shall talk with everyone.”
A few months prior to the August general election, in March 2022, several leaders attacked the former first lady, setting off a chain reaction across the nation.
Kenya Kwanza officials at the time urged Mama Ngina to stay out of politics after she advised Uhuru’s followers to take his political lead.
At the time, Uhuru had bypassed his then-deputy William Ruto to support former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s bid for the top job.
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