“Those accusing Gachagua of being a villager just for discussing issues pertaining to his region should be investigated because they could have been paid to do so," she said.
The MP said the forces fueling conflicts within the region are afraid of its unity due to its high numbers of voters and are keen on destabilising it, urging Gachagua to persist in his efforts to bring residents together.
Waithera also wondered why only calls for unity in the Mt Kenya region are termed tribal while other regions freely whip leaders to stand together.
She cited the coastal region that she said stood together to fight muguka.
She also fingered speaker Moses Wetangula who met MPs and MCAs from Western this week to debate unity and development.
“Who accused him of being tribal? We have no apology for being members of the Mt. Kenya community and if there’s another issue behind the attacks on Gachagua, let us be told,” she said, adding that the country cannot be united if unity does not start from the village level.
Waithera who has been a close ally of Gachagua further support his calls for One Man, One Shilling, One Vote revenue share formula saying those with digressing views should sit on the table and amicably talk it out.
“Those proposing One Man One Vote One Kilometre are allowed to do so because that’s what their people require. If you call me a villager for saying this, that’s where I get my votes. We are told to unite to vote as a block during elections but now when we discuss unity, we are dubbed tribal”.
Gitugi MCA Edwin Mwangi on his part said as the leaders who interact most with Wanjiku, their politics is conducted in the villages.
Mwangi said residents are fully behind the Deputy President and are less concerned with the conflicts among leaders.
“We will not allow some people to fight Gachagua. He rallied us towards voting for the government and we’ll continue supporting him”.
Maragua resident Elizabeth Nyawira wondered why some leaders were offended by Gachagua’s calls for the region to unite.
Nyawira said Gachagua solidified locals’ support for him when he championed the fight against illicit brews that helped restore many homes.
“Telling him that he’s acting like a villager is an insult to us as Kenyans. We voted for him the same way we voted for you,” she said.
