'Stay in your lane': Kindiki unloads on Gachagua over jibe at his legal mind

In a strongly worded statement, Kindiki told Gachagua that his comparative advantage lies in "matters of insults, division, and primitive, stone-age bigotry" and urged him to stay in his lane.

The exchange was triggered by Gachagua's remarks on Tuesday, June 23, where he claimed the DP was embarrassing himself by insisting that the Constitution of Kenya provided for a President to serve two terms.

Gachagua questioned why Kindiki would say anything just to please President William Ruto, at the expense of his reputation as a great legal mind.

"Soprano, please, don't embarrass us. You are our son. You are thinking like a Standard 1 child and are reading the Constitution upside down," Gachagua said.

He reminded Kindiki that President Ruto himself had stated he needed only one term, after which he would seek a fresh mandate from the people.

Gachagua argued that if the framers of the Constitution intended a two-term limit, they would have clearly indicated that a Head of State should serve for 10 years.

He added that the current indifference towards Ruto by Kenyans stemmed from the President's failure to deliver on his promises.

Kindiki fired back on Wednesday, challenging Gachagua's constitutional literacy.

"I hear you want to teach me Constitutional Law, and that you doubt my understanding of not just the Constitution of Kenya but of the over one hundred other national constitutions that I started studying many years ago when you were busy stealing relief food. Are you really looking for an intellectual challenge?" the DP posed.

The Deputy President then turned the tables on Gachagua, questioning who had truly embarrassed the Mt Kenya region.

"Who has embarrassed the Mount Kenya region more than the person whose greed and incompetence is making us spend so much time explaining that you do not represent our change from the values projected by statesmen born in our region of birth, who served our Country in the past with honour, distinction and excellence?"

Kindiki however held back from a full confrontation, stating he was currently occupied.

"Umenitafuta sana na hii kiburi yako, but at the right time I will answer you. For now niko busy, I won't descend," he said.

The DP had earlier defended his position on the two-term constitutional provision, asserting that there was no such thing as "one term" in the Constitution.

"The Constitution says two terms; the first to introduce programmes, policies, projects and changes, while the second term is to complete the projects," Kindiki reiterated, expressing confidence that Ruto would be granted a second term based on his performance record.