Gachagua has noticed he might not be Ruto's future running mate, MP Mbui says on DP’s silence

In Mbui's view, Gachagua's absence from the political frontlines comes from heaping events that keep on emasculating his political influence in the nation.

Mbui cited when President William Ruto hinted that he will be fronting a female running mate while emphasizing his commitment to observe the two-thirds gender rule in his government.

The legislator said that Ruto's sentiments might have rubbed DP Gachagua wrongly and his hopes to remain in office as the second-in-command have since started dimming.

"After he issued those statements and the women cheered him wildly he remembered his deputy is male so he quickly said 'Now after we discuss this with the DP' but he had already let the cat out of the bag that he is considering to look for an alternative running mate," he said.

"That is one of the things that the DP has noticed that he may not be the running mate in the future."

Mbui also stated that Gachagua has been losing popularity in the Mt Kenya region, noting that there are seemingly more popular and younger leaders who have impressed the masses.

"There are a number of very young members of parliament that are walking around and they seem to be making inroads all over and they seem to be even more popular than the DP in parts of central Kenya," he added.

This comes amid fallout speculations between DP Gachagua and President Ruto which have even elicited a rebuttal from Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga who asserted that the people of the Mt. Kenya region will not allow Gachagua to be mistreated. 

He added that Gachagua was not appointed to his current position, rather he was elected like any other leader and deserves to be respected.   

"Disrespect to Gachagua is disrespect to the mountain, and vice versa. Those trying to bring bad blood between the president and his deputy, we are warning you," a fiery Mutahi added.

Gachagua on Sunday made his first public appearance in over a week when he attended the church service in Endarasha, Nyeri County.