'Don't leave me... I'm a good man': How Ruto cried in my house - Gachagua opens up

While terming the Head of State a ‘betrayer and deceptor’, Gachagua in a tell-all interview claimed that Ruto, in the run-up to the 2022 General Election, would often cry and beg him to join his political camp.

He said that his heart finally melted in compassion to constant adjures by the president, who at the time was the DP, and he gave in and supported his bid, against the calls by his long-term friend Uhuru Kenyatta, who was supporting Raila Odinga for the same seat.

Gachagua laid emphasis on Ruto’s tears, reiterating that they made him see the vulnerable side of his friend at the time and thus made it easy for him to believe him.

“The guy would come here and cry, tears, Machozi. When you see a grown-up man crying, you feel for him. I was a great friend of Uhuru Kenyatta, I was his PA and at one point he felt that I am under so much pressure from my family and other people to go back to Uhuru Kenyatta and he knew that if I left him he is done,” Gachagua said in an interview at his home with Obinna Show.

Asked what he would do after seeing the president in tears, Gahagua said, “I was in shock, sasa mtu mkubwa akikulilia please my brother…so if I can tell you if there is a guy who is deceptive, that is the guy. If it is a woman crying or children, you would take it lightly, but a grown-up, a leader for that matter, took it seriously.”

"That man used to come to this house all the time. Pastor Dorcas even cooked for him many times. He was always here while he sought my support to become president," Gachagua recalled, describing how Ruto cultivated a close relationship with him during the pre-election period.

He also described his former boss as a master of manipulation, saying, “I was betrayed by a man I thought was a good man, a Christian. I didn't see it coming until late. The guy is so good at deception. He would come here and pray for us. He is in another class when it comes to deception and conmanship."

The former DP said the photos of Ruto still hanging in his home serve as a painful reminder of what he now views as betrayal.

"The pictures are a constant reminder of betrayal. When I see him, I remember how he betrayed me in a vicious manner. Now, when people come here, I look at them closely. I look for possible betrayers because now I am very careful," Gachagua said.