Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that President William Ruto deliberately sought to mislead opposition leader Raila Odinga to gain a political advantage over him and his party.
He was Speaking at the launch of Martha Karua’s People’s Liberation Party in Nairobi, where claimed that President Ruto had confided in him about a strategy to keep Odinga preoccupied in a political circus.
“I warned Odinga to be wary of the President, suggesting that he would not gain politically from their newfound working partnership with the Kenya Kwanza Government,”
”On the day the man was planning to vie for the AUC job, I asked him what plans he had for him and he told me not to worry. He told me that he will ‘plan’ him, take him in a circus, and take over ODM. I see it happening. so Mr Tinga (Raila Odinga) you are listening now to people who have experience and we want to give you a small hint that you should desert him,” he added.
According to Gachagua, having once been an insider to Ruto’s political maneuvers, he gained significant insight into his strategies.
He remembered that when the President visited him, his wife grew suspicious of Ruto’s intentions and frequently questioned him (Gachagua) about their interactions.
”He used to come to our home and spend some time with us till late in the night. After seeing him off, Pastor Dorcas could ask me if I knew him well,” he added.
”I would refute and my wife would insist that he is a fraud. We will tell the people of Kenya who he is, and they will get a chance to know him very well.”
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