Don't dare step in Meru if you oust Martha Koome: Gachagua warns Ruto

Speaking in Meru on Sunday, Gachagua alleged that President Ruto is hatching a plot to oust CJ Koome for failing to play to his tune, a move he has vowed will not go unchecked.

In a fiery tone, the former second-in-command dared Ruto to orchestrate Koome's removal, warning that he would never be welcome in Meru.

"She is being fought because she has refused to be a 'yes sir' person. If you chase our Martha Koome don't set foot in Meru. You chased Rigathi Gachagua and the Mt. Kenya people were silent you thought they were cowards," he said.

"We are telling you, if you dare plan to chase Martha Koome stay in Nairobi and do not step in Meru again."

He urged his former boss, now turned foe, to instead take on fights with his ilk and leave the CJ alone

You fought with me because I am a man, leave Matha Koome alone she is a woman, why are you fighting women? Can you fight your fellow men?

Gachagua further blamed political leaders in Meru for being silent while the alleged purge was ongoing, accusing them of taking bribes from the top office to remain mum.

"Martha Koome is being chased out and the Senator is silent, all the 10 MPs are silent. What is happening to the people of Meru? These are the descendants of the Mau Mau. What has happened to the leadership of Meru?" he posed.

The embattled politician threatened if Koome is ousted, he will mobilise Meru residents to take the streets against the State, noting that the alleged onslaught from the State against the Mt. Kenya region is unbecoming. 

"Huyu mama akifukuzwa, nipige firimbi mtoke kwa bararaba mtatoka, hamtatoka? We are not going to sit again as William Ruto destroys the leadership of Mt. Kenya. It's too much it cannot be," he noted.

"How do you take an entire community as fools? You have used us like tissue paper. We have elected you and you have turned against us. But God will not allow you to finish this community."

Gachagua has fiercely taken on President Ruto and his administration since being impeached in October 2024, faulting leadership over poor governance.