Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has responded to National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah after accusing him of village politics.
Speaking in Mombasa during the opening of the Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya International Scientific Conference, Gachagua questioned why Ichung’wah questioned his way of politicking.
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According to Gachagua, everyone has his roots and it’s good to be in contact with his people back in the village and that defines his way of doing politics as defined by Ichung’wah.
“You know, every person has somewhere they came from and everyone has a home. I do not know why anybody would have a problem with where we all come from.”
Additionally, Gachagua demanded respect from leaders within his party against branding other leaders as villagers and embrace the places they come from.
This comes after Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah remarked that it was impossible to build a kingdom with someone who still craved attention from his village referring to Gachagua’s push for One man One shilling idea.
Additionally, the DP said he will not be intimidated into speaking Swahili or English when he visits his village in Nyeri County adding that using vernacular was a way of showing respect to your origin.
This comes hours after Kimani Ichung’wah called out Deputy President for seeking sympathy after photos of Gachagua boarding a commercial plane to Mombasa went viral.
“Neither President William Ruto nor the Government of Kenya or MPs will succumb to blackmail. No amount of sympathy-seeking photos, vernacular station campaigns, or social media blogging troops will hand over billions to satisfy anyone.”