Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has come out to acknowledge that several leaders in Mt Kenya including him were misled to attack former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Speaking on Friday during a stopover address in Limuru, Gachagua said that it was unwise of them to attack Uhuru Kenyatta in the build up to the 2022 general elections and that’s why he issued a public apology to him.
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“We were misled, we attacked and shouted down President Uhuru. I requested forgiveness, did you forgive me? Never again will we attack our leader. Do not stab your brother in the back.”
According to Gachagua, his apology was aimed to bring together all leaders in the vote rich region which according to him there was a plan to cause divisions in the region ahead of the 2027 elections.
“That is why I personally went live on TV and Radio to seek forgiveness from our son Uhuru Kenyatta for attacking him during the campaigns. We acknowledge our mistake. The bad thing would be to repeat the mistake.”
This comes as various reports indicate that there is trouble within the ruling party with claims that President William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua are reading from different scripts.
Gachagua used the opportunity to caution the young leaders from the region not to be used in fueling division in the mountain, noting that the vote-rich region is always the target for people planning to cause division.
According to the DP, a section of leaders close to Ruto have been behind the plans to cause friction among Mt Kenya leaders. In particular, he took on Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi, who he warned to stay away from Mt Kenya politics.
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However, despite several attempts to issue an apology and reach out to the former president, Uhuru Kenyatta is yet to comment over the matter and he is still silent distancing himself away from kenyan politics and Gachagua.