Monday, July 1, 2024 – Another UDA legislator has slammed Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for running away when things got hotter over the controversial Finance Bill.
In a statement, Kakamega Senator
Boni Khalwale criticized Gachagua for abandoning President William Ruto.
The lawmaker observed that
Gachagua opted to fly to Mombasa when Ruto was under sharp criticism in the
heat of the anti-finance bill protests.
According to Khalwale, it was
irrational for the deputy president to play populist politics when he was
needed at the National Executive to help in decision-making.
Khalwale also laid blame on
Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi for
failing to counsel the president.
"When the finance bill came
to parliament, I had questions for three people: the deputy president, Prime CS
Musalia Mudavadi and the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ulah. “
“When things became chaotic in
Nairobi, the deputy president hid in Mombasa, where he released a statement
purporting to advise the president.”
“ Why did he rush to Mombasa? When he had advice, why didn't he give it to the president before the protesters erupted?
"He should stop pretending. He sits with the president and,
therefore, should advise him in time," said Khalwale.
Khalwale's onslaught on the
deputy president came days after that of Public Service CS Moses Kuria and
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah accused Gachagua of being
the one who endorsed the punitive bill even before Ruto.
At the same time, Kuria slammed
Gachagua after the latter called for the resignation of National Intelligence
Service (NIS) Director General Noordin Haji after he claimed that the NIS boss
misled Ruto, leading to deadly demos by the Gen Zs.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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