- The DP said that when he is aware of Ruto's programmes, he always shows up.
- Gachagua alleged mischief from people to remove him from the President's diary in a bid to paint him as an 'abscondee'.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has lamented of being removed from President William Ruto's WhatsApp group diary.
The DP said that the move to remove him and some of his staff has made it difficult to work efficiently.
He cited missing important presidential events due to a lack of information about them.
The DP added that if he is not present in any presidential function, it is because he is not aware of it.
He, however, said that he would find the right time to talk to the president and sort out the issue.
"I always align my diary with that of the President, all the time, and as long as I'm aware of that function, I align accordingly. Sometimes if I'm not aware, I'm unable to align because I also have my programme," he said during an interview with Citizen TV.
"We have a WhatsApp group diary for the President where I'm there; my Chief of Staff is there, and all his issues are there, so we align. About a week ago, we were removed from that diary, so we are not able to follow exactly what is going on, we are unable to align."
The DP said that when he is aware of Ruto's programmes, he always shows up.
Gachagua alleged mischief from people to remove him from the President's diary in a bid to paint him as an 'abscondee'.
"Sometimes they want me to get late so that it appears disrespectful. I want to ask the people who work around the presidency not to create conflict between the President and me. I'm the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya elected by the people and the Principal Assistant," Gachagua added.
"It is only right and fair that I have access to the Presidential Diary so that I align my diary with his diary because he is the boss, but if I'm in the dark and I don't know what is happening, I'm not an angel to know where the President would be at what time, then it is not right."
Gachagua said that he previously worked seamlessly and did not need to miss a function because he could align his programmes with those of the President.
The second in command lamented that the move has made his work complicated because he is in the dark.
"In my view, I don't think the President would be petty to ask someone to remove me from the diary, it is just some idlers around the President who want to create mischief, portray me as somebody who is disrespectful and somebody who absconds duty," he added.
Gachagua claimed that he is a workaholic who is available for all his duties.