DP Gachagua’s Mt. Kenya woes deepen as Meru leaders distance themselves from him

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s political star appears to be dimming as more political leaders from his Central Kenya continue to alienate him, the latest being a section of Meru leaders who distanced themselves from his clarion call of one man, one shilling one vote.

Addressing a press conference at Parliament buildings on Tuesday, the legislators also  differed with DP Gachagua’s call for MPs to be domiciled in their constituencies.

"If we say other areas should not get development, we will be wrong," Igembe South MP Paul Mwirigi, who led the team, said.

Even as they distanced themselves from Gachagua’s sentiments, the MPs denied knowledge of any existence of a rift between President William Ruto and his deputy.

"We support the President said on the need for oneness as we operate in the country," Mwirigi added.

"We have not seen any split between the President and his deputy. In the DP seeing off the President to Korea, it means they are together.”

Refusing to be drawn into the ‘one man, one vote, one shilling’ debate, the MPs said they would be waiting for any legislative proposals on the issue to make their views known.

When there will be a proposal like that of BBI, which I supported, we will then give our position," Imenti South MP Raheem Dawood said.

Mwirigi and Dawood were joined by MPs Dorothy Ikiara, Mpuru Aburi, Julius Taituma, Dan Kili, and Moses Kirema.