Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has come forward after over 60 hours of hospitalization at Karen Hospital due to severe chest pains.[โฆ]CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLEโถ
After his discharge, Gachagua expressed deep regret for supporting President William Ruto, whom he now holds responsible for the political turmoil that led to his impeachment by the Senate.
In a passionate address, Gachagua lamented feeling โviciouslyโ betrayed by a president he believed he had helped elevate to power. โI didnโt know President Ruto could be that vicious. I am shocked by how a man I believed in and supported could turn against me when I am literally fighting for my life in the hospital,โ he declared.
Gachagua recounted the political fallout he has experienced since taking office, claiming that he had been made aware of a covert plan to prevent him from attending the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kwale. According to him, all helicopter operators were instructed to deny him access.
โI bear no grudge against anybody, but the man I see now is not the one I thought I knew,โ he said. Gachagua also complained of losing security, noting that officers assigned to him had been disarmed and withdrawn from his residences in Karen and Nyeri, which he described as a punitive measure against him.
The former Deputy President issued a stark warning to President Ruto, asserting that he must be held accountable if anything were to happen to him or his family. โIf anything happens to me or my family, President Ruto must be held to account,โ he stated.
Despite the Senateโs decision to impeach him on October 17, 2024, Gachagua maintains that he is still the Deputy President due to a court-issued stay order and vows to utilize legal avenues to challenge the impeachment decision. Ruto has since nominated Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to assume Gachaguaโs former roleโฆCLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>
