DP Gachagua says not privy to formal agreement between Ruto-Raila
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says he is
not aware of a formal agreement, if any, between President William Ruto and
former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on the formation of a broad-based
government.
Speaking exclusively to Citizen TV on Friday
night, Gachagua underscored that his boss only informed him of the broad-based
deal and the intention to unite the nation and he plainly took his word for it.
He referred to his “trusting nature,” reiterating
that he trusts the President and therefore had to trust that the deal meant
well for the nation.
“Have you seen the formal agreement between
the President and Raila?” Posed Citizen TV’s Sam Gituku.
“No. I trust the President. The President
gave me his word, and I was happy. If there was any written agreement I am not
aware of it. I took his word that we need to bring these people so that we work
together and make our country move forward,” he responded.
Gachagua, who seemingly expressed fears of
looming ill-motive in the deal, claimed that some of his close allies and his
foes were saying that the unity with the opposition Orange Democratic Movement
(ODM) party would result in his impeachment.
According to the DP, amidst a rift in the
ruling Kenya Kwanza following the Mt. Kenya supremacy battles, reports are rife
that MPs drawn from Mr. Odinga’s ODM party would mount support for his
impeachment.
He however expressed support for the
broad-based government nevertheless, saying he still hopes the pact means good
for the nation and has no will.
“I support the broad-based government and
embrace the people that joined us. However, I am told they’re saying that they
didn’t have the numbers to remove me but now that Raila has come on board, they
can use his MPs to join and kick me out,” stated the DP.
Gachagua went on to assert that his trust
might be leading him astray since he is the only leader in government without a
written agreement with the Head of State.
“So trusting am I and my people from Mt.
Kenya that in the whole of this matrix, we’re the only people without a written
agreement with Ruto. We just agreed as gentlemen; when Mudavadi came to join
Ruto, they had an MoU, Moses Wetangula, Amason Kingi, and Alfred Mutua have an
MoU. Everybody wrote an MoU with President Ruto,” said Gachagua.
“We trusted Ruto and did not even form our
own party and we moved together on trust. What we agreed on is what we are
proceeding on. I have never asked the President for any written document, I
always take his word.”
He added: “Many of our supporters from Mt.
Kenya think there was an indiscretion on my part in the decision but I think I
didn’t the right thing because trust is very important. One of the ways he can
reciprocate that trust is stopping the humiliation of DP.”
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