Saturday, October 11, 2025 - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of double standards in his approach to ethnic mobilization, following Ruto’s recent meeting with KANU Chairman, Gideon Moi, in Eldoret on October 10th.
During the meeting, Ruto and Moi called for unity among the
Kalenjin community - a move Gachagua claims is praised as patriotism, while
similar efforts in Mt. Kenya are condemned as tribalism.
“You saw yesterday, Ruto met Gideon Moi and told the
Kalenjins to unite.”
“But when I try to mobilize my people, I’m labelled a
tribalist,” Gachagua said.
“If Kalenjins meet, it’s called unity. When Mt. Kenya people
come together, it’s tribalism.”
“He thinks we are fools.”
Gachagua also criticized Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru,
accusing her of being used by Ruto to divide Mt. Kenya voters.
“Anybody being used to divide us is an enemy of Mt. Kenya.”
“Waiguru, use common sense,” he added.
His remarks came a day after Moi’s KANU party agreed to join
Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza alliance, a decision announced during a meeting at Kabarak
in Nakuru County.
Ruto emphasized the importance of national unity, urging
KANU to formally join the Government.
"I
want to ask you, the good people of the founding party, to accept that we work
together,” he said.
“Let us
have a formal arrangement so that KANU becomes part of the Government of
Kenya," Ruto said.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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