Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has maintained there shall be no handshake between Raila Odinga and President William Ruto.
Urging the President not to give in to his demands, Gachagua said the only discussion that would happen with the opposition leader was on how to have him exit politics.
“Mheshimiwa rais usikubali maneno ya handshake,” he told the President.
“Your Excellency, you should only consider having one discussion-to exit from politics and permanent retirement from the politics of Kenya…that your Excellency, you have our support and we can have that discussion.”
The DP was speaking in Narok during an interdenominational church service which was also attended by the President among other leaders.
Raila, he claimed, was a “rabble-rouser” whose aim was to cause confusion and disintegrate the Kenya Kwanza leadership.
“Baba yake alisumbua baba ya Uhuru, akasumbua Moi, amechukua Uhuru amemuweka kwa mtaro sasa mnataka aweke rais wetu kwa mtaro? he posed.
(His father gave problems to late President Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi, and now he has put Uhuru in a trench)
This is not the first time Gachagua has told off Raila over a possible Handshake with Ruto.
Last Friday during the launch of the affordable housing project in Shauri Moyo, Gachagua said that he must approve any decision to have Azimio leaders have a handshake with Ruto.
"Gavana umesema vizuri, unataka ulete hawa viongozi waongee na Rais lakini lazima wapite kwangu tujadialiane kwanza," he said.
(Governor said very well that he wants to bring Raila and Ruto to negotiate for a handshake but they must pass through me first).
Gachagua added that Raila must first accept Ruto as the president before any handshake.
