Gachagua to Ruto: Your 2027 opponents are Kenyans, not Uhuru

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua/FILE Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed President William Ruto’s suggestion that retired President Uhuru Kenyatta could be behind the opposition to his administration ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Gachagua said Ruto’s real opponents in the next presidential contest would be Kenyans seeking to remove him from office, arguing that Uhuru was no longer the political force the President should be focusing on.

The former Deputy President was responding to Ruto’s recent remarks that Uhuru was not able to stop him from winning the 2022 elections while he was Head of State.

Gachagua, however, said Ruto won the election because Uhuru had not convinced enough Kenyans that he was unfit to lead the country.

“I have heard you brag that retired President Uhuru Kenyatta did not defeat you when he was President and that can't defeat you now that he is retired,” Gachagua said.