In a three-hour interview with vernacular stations at his official Karen residence Sunday night, the second-in-command said he and entire Mt Kenya region were duped to undermine former President Uhuru Kenyatta and treat him as an outcast for bringing Raila into government with Ruto telling them that Raila was a bad person.
According to Gachagua, now President William Ruto has reached out to him, DP has vowed to defend Uhuru and demand that the state releases his retirement perks and cars.
“We were duped to undermine him and to treat him as an outcast for bringing Raila into government with Ruto telling us that Raila was a bad person. Now the President has reached out to him, I will now defend him and demand that the state releases his retirement perks and cars".Said Gachagua
“We blamed Uhuru for economy, it is now two years down the line, it is high time we focus on service delivery and stop using Uhuru as a scapegoat, they have dragged his brother Muhoho into the protests which is wrong, he should be left in peace,” Gachagua added.
In contrast to his previous role, in which he established himself as the kingpin of Mount Kenya, Gachagua declared that Uhuru was the kingpin and was in possession of the kingship stick (muthigi). He declared that when Uhuru is around, his leadership mantle will always be low.
“I changed my way of politics, I was abrasive and temperamental but that has changed, I have been advised by the elders, the church and the retired civil servants I have been guided that based on the foregoing I should look for friends outside Mt Kenya region, never again shall we go into an election with an enemy, Kalonzo helped the third President Mwai Kibaki, Raila is now in government and has supported my one man one vote one-shilling mantra,” he said.
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