Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has responded to claims made by some leaders from Mt Kenya during the Nyanza tour that the region had not shown gratitude despite receiving slots in President William Ruto’s government.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Speaking during a church service in Mikumbune, Meru, on Sunday, the DP asked the leaders to think before they make such sentiments since they directly affect the region, which he claims has been on defensive lately.
‘‘Some leaders from this region are trying to show that this region has not shown gratitude to the president despite being given many slots in the government,’’ Gachagua told the congregation.
The DP, instead, told off the leaders by noting that the region had already shown gratitude to Ruto by electing him and maintained that it was now the Head of State who owes Mt Kenya.
‘‘We stood with him after he supported our son Uhuru Kenyatta and that was the biggest gratitude that this region has given the president (William Ruto),’’ he added.
Gachagua also said that it was now William Ruto who owes the region in terms of delivering service to them, something he said he will help the President achieve.
‘‘President William Ruto is the biggest beneficiary in this region. We never showed gratitude to Jaramogi Oginga, Raila Odinga when he stood with Kibaki and Kalonzo Musyoka who stood with us as a community,’’ he maintained.
Gachagua asked the young leaders to measure what they speak about the region, maintaining that Mt Kenya is paramount in the Kenyan political landscape.
He added that the leaders should value the community’s dignity before making some utterances that only seemed to expose some issues they need to deal with as a community.
Gachagua reminded the region that time has come for them not to hate on any community or individuals stating that politics is an art of the possible.
‘‘I went to Nyanza and I was accepted on behalf of the Mt Kenya region, the problem that we had before with them is over and we are now friends,’’ he urged.
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwa on Saturday challenged leaders from his backyard to show gratitude to the president after being awarded seven slots in the cabinet as their fellows in Nyanza who were awarded two slots did instead of trying to engage in blackmail….CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLE>>>
