Rigathi Gachagua has plunged Mt Kenya politics into fresh turmoil, branding Murang’a leaders who honored President William Ruto’s State House invite as “so corrupt they can even sell their mothers.”
The outburst, delivered at his Wamunyoro home as Ruto hosted 38 MCAs and MPs in Nairobi, underscores Gachagua’s divisive streak: any leader who refuses to bow before him is instantly smeared as a sellout. Ironically, this mirrors his bitter feud with ex-President Uhuru Kenyatta, whom he vilified before later begging forgiveness after impeachment.
At State House, Ruto promised development projects, irrigation schemes, and youth funding. In Murang’a, voters welcomed the pledges. But Gachagua instead offered only accusations and demanded loyalty to his floundering Democratic Congress Party (DCP), raising questions: are leaders elected to deliver resources, or to ferry money back to Wamunyoro to sustain one man’s ego?
Critics say his anger is misplaced. “Whether you like him or not, Ruto is the Head of State. Leaders must engage him for wananchi’s sake,” one Murang’a elder remarked. On social media, users mocked Gachagua’s tirade, warning that insulting allies will only hasten his irrelevance.
Mt Kenya’s unity has long been Kenya’s political bedrock. By attacking his own, Gachagua risks fracturing that foundation further. The region’s voters, tired of endless quarrels, appear to be choosing development over division — and that may prove to be Gachagua’s ultimate undoing.
