Kindiki to Gachagua: You're a small timer, in August 2027 we will whitewash you

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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has dismissed his predecessor Rigathi Gachagua as a small-time politician as the battle for control of Mt Kenya regions’s voting bloc intensifies.

Speaking in Tharaka Nithi while inspecting various road projects on Thursday, Prof Kindiki down played Mr Gachagua’s rising political influence as inconsequential to the election outcome.

“My brother Gachagua is a small-time politician who only appears popular because of an inflated ego. Let me assure you that we will whitewash the opposition group. They are only full of arrogance and insults but they cannot match our energy, skill and effort in politics,” Prof Kindiki said.

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He said while Mr Gachagua ‘cunningly’ beat him in the contest to become Ruto's running mate ahead of the 2022 election, he gave him space to deliver.

Prof Kindiki recounted how he severally met the former DP in an attempt to dissuade him from fighting President William Ruto .

“When I was the Interior Minister, I never disrespected Mr Gachagua because I was busy handling national security matters. My advice to him fell on deaf ears and he tried to convince me to join him in bolting out of government. I told him to walk alone and warned him that I would have him arrested for undermining the government. That was the beginning of our differences,” the DP said.

He described the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader as “a politician who likes pursuing self-destruction.”

While the Opposition continues to gain traction after attracting significant support in recent by-elections in the region, President William Ruto’s allies have exuded confidence that they can turn the tide ahead of the 2027 elections.

📰 Source: Nation Africa

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