Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has denied claims by President Ruto that he demanded Ksh10 billion in exchange for securing political support in the Mt. Kenya region.
Taking to his social media accounts, Gachagua dismissed Ruto’s accusations, accusing the President and his team of coming up with the lie.
“I am now more convinced than ever before that pathological lying is a mental disorder. The greatest existential threat to our beloved country is outright lying to the people of Kenya without blinking and the failure of a leader to put his team together to harmonize their lies. I weep for my Country, Kenya,” he wrote on social media platform X.
Former DP Rigathi Gachagua has denied demanding 10 billion from president Ruto before he was impeached. Photo: Courtesy.
His response followed barely an hour after President Ruto addressed the former DP’s impeachment for the first time since the latter was dismissed from office.
According to Ruto, Gachagua began targeting him politically after falling out with several Members of Parliament.
The President claimed that Gachagua had demanded Ksh10 billion, threatening that failure to comply would cost him his re-election in 2027.
“Gachagua told me that I would be a one-term President if I did not meet certain conditions. He asked for Ksh 10 billion to talk to the Mt Kenya region. I told him I would not do it. I told him if it’s one term, it’s okay if you’re the one to decide. So the MPs started a war,”Ruto noted.
