President Ruto urged to address rift with DP Rigathi Gachagua

President William Ruto should address purported wrangles with his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua to avoid exposing the country to a political turmoil.

The call form Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti comes a day after Gachagua in a public interview on Citizen TV on Friday claimed there were plans to oust him through a vote of no confidence in parliament and that President Ruto was not involving him in the running of the affairs of the country.

Wavinya challenged the two leaders to stop wrangling and engage with respect for the benefit of the country.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left) and President William Ruto (right) at the Kakamega State Lodge during a visit to Western Kenya on August 30, 2023. PHOTO/DPCS

Addressing the press after attending a Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes cathedral in Machakos, Wavinyasaid the wrangles by the two senior leaders was setting a bad precedent to the younger generation of leaders.

“We pray for peace and call upon leaders to sit and talk. All of us are leaders and we should mind about our country. Leaders should respect each other in order to have a peaceful country,” said Wavinya.

Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti

She said leaders have an obligation to set a good example by coexisting amicably with each other.

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