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Ruto allies accuse Gachagua of sabotaging the government

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addresses residents in Karatina Town on his way to Nyeri on June 15, 2024. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

The rift in the ruling United Democratic Alliance has deepened over the weekend after key allies of President William Ruto's branded Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, an enemy of the people and accused him of sabotaging the government.

The anti-Gachagua campaign led by the National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwa took an interesting twist when a group of MPs on one hand and Interior Cabinet Secretaries Kithure Kindiki and his Defense counterpart Aden Duale intensified attacks. These attacks crystalised into allegations that the second in command was out to destabilize the government to make Ruto a one-term president.

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