President William Ruto allegedly promised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Ksh2 billion in exchange for his resignation as second in command of the government.
Gachagua also said that he was impeached for speaking out on issues that affected Kenyans in an interview with Western radio stations at Karen in Nairobi on Tuesday morning.
He claimed that in order to remove him from his position in the government, each member of parliament was allegedly given a Ksh500,000 token, while senators received Ksh10 million each.
“The president instructed me to resign in order to receive Ksh2 billion, which will allow me to continue operating my business with security.” Gachagua claimed, “He told me to quit so that I could compete in the future, but I asked myself how the president can plan my future and yet he wants me to quit.”
In addition to criticizing Ruto’s leadership, the former DP denied reports that he was concerned about a government plot to prevent him from running for office in the general elections of 2027.
Gachagua asserts that he is not required to run for any political office in the nation and that he would continue to voice his political views in spite of the threats.
“I have nothing to do with the problems people are attempting to raise, such as the fact that I am unable to run for office due to my impeachment. It is not necessary for me to run for any political office in this nation because people believe that I love myself too much,” the former DP stated.
“But my right to vie for a seat in this country cannot be withdrawn, if I want to vie for a seat in the future, I will do so, but that is not necessary right now.”
Gachagua also criticized the head of state for what he saw as the government’s unwillingness to address the rising number of kidnapping cases in the nation.
The former DP revealed that while he was still in office, he initially brought attention to the problem of kidnappings. But nothing has been done to stop the threat despite the fact that the issue has been brought up multiple times with the head of state.
By advocating for a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while Kenyans continued to face instances of arbitrary executions and enforced disappearances, Gachagua accused Ruto of contradicting himself.
“Our children are merely expressing that the nation is not moving in the proper manner and that the economy is struggling; they have done nothing wrong. They have the right to raise such concerns,” the former DP said.
