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Gachagua to Ruto: Don't accept any negotiations with opposition leaders

"If allowed in, they will sink it the way they did to the Jubilee government."

In Summary
  • He said Raila has a history of destroying governments.
  • Opposition leaders say they do not recognize President Ruto’s government while at the same demanding for allocation of key positions.
Deputy Rigathi Gachagua and President William Ruto with other leaders during a church service in Tharaka Nithi on March 12, 2023.
Deputy Rigathi Gachagua and President William Ruto with other leaders during a church service in Tharaka Nithi on March 12, 2023.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has continued to maintain his hardline stance saying Azimio leader Raila Odinga should not expect a slice in the Kenya Kwanza administration.

Gachagua also pleaded with President William Ruto not to accept any negotiation with the opposition leaders.

The DP who was speaking in Chuka during a church service which was attended by the head of state said if allowed in, they will sink it the way they did to the Jubilee government.

“Tafadhali rais, my brother President William Ruto, this government was given to you by the people of Kenya and God, ukitaka kuharibu sisi hatuna kitu ya kufanya, sisi ni wanyonge,” he said.

(If you want to misuse it, it’s upon you, we have no powers)

“Wale watu wako na historia ya kuharibu serikali, 1997 wakapigia rais Moi kelele wakaingia cooperation wakasema jogoo imemeza tractor, wakaingia ya mzee Kibaki wakapiga kelele wakazamisha na hivyo tena wakafanya kwa serikali ya Uhuru Kenyatta,” he added.

(Those people have a history of destroying governments; they made noises and after being brought in they destroyed it)

He said it was foolhardy for the said opposition leaders to say they do not recognize President Ruto’s government while at the same demanding for allocation of key positions to some individuals in government.

He held, “If you manage to get into this government through the backdoor I will be there with you, you will not get it.”

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