Statehouse has now come out to address the tension that has been reported between President William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua.
Speaking during a press briefing, Statehouse spokesperson Hussein Mohammed denied any existence of tension between Ruto and Gachagua and directed all the questions to the office of the Deputy President.
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“Now that you asked about the President and the deputy president, to my knowledge, there is no issue. The Deputy President’s Office is an office with all the capabilities and competencies.”
Mohammed was responding to a journalist who was inquiring about reports that have been circulating about the ongoing tension that saw Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua miss out on eleven state functions for the past one week.
“If you want to ask any question or find out anything about the Deputy President, they have all the capabilities and you can find out anything about the Deputy President, they have all the capabilities and you can find whatever information you need there.”
This comes after reports emerged about a fall out that saw the DP skip important meetings including Museveni’s state visit with his phone said to be off during the entire period of one week.
National Assembly Majority Whip Sylvanus Osoro argued that Gachagua deserved downtime to relax after serving a busy schedule.
“The Deputy President can also have some time to rest and relax. I hear he will be in Nyeri tomorrow so we can wait for him to speak for himself.”
Gachagua’s close ally and Embakasi North MP James Gakuya has called out President William Ruto to protect Gachagua whom he claims has been on the receiving end of attacks while he was silent.
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“When we see people attacking Gachagua, we wonder who he wronged. We would like to see the President defendjng Gachagua from these young leaders who keep attacking him.”