- Gachagua said that anyone who has a problem with him should report him to his employer who is a Kenyan citizen.
- The Deputy President added that some of the leaders have been coerced to fight him.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has changed his political strategy and is now taking his grievances against President William Ruto and his confidants to the people.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed reasons why a section of leaders want him out of office.
Speaking on Friday, Gachagua said that due to his nature of being truthful, he is being attacked.
The Deputy President added that some of the leaders have been coerced to fight him.
The DP alleged that some people were paying other leaders to plot his ouster.
"They say that I'm high-headed, that I'm too people-centred, and that I listen to people too much. That I'm tasking people to listen to what Kenyans are saying, I don't think it is a crime," he said during an interview with Citizen TV.
Gachagua further added that as leaders, they are mandated to listen to Kenyans.
He pledged to continue listening to the grievances of the people who elected him.
"Leadership is about the people, for you to be a good leader, you must listen to the people. I keep on listening to the people and asking my fellow leaders to listen to the people. Today I'm wiser this evening than I was in the morning. You must listen to your employer because you must listen to your employer."
Gachagua said that anyone who has a problem with him should report him to his employer— the Kenyan citizens.
The DP is facing growing isolation amid an alleged impeachment motion, which has served to further alienate him in government and has somewhat resorted to fighting back by endearing himself to the voters through public rallies.
On Friday, Gachagua told off MPs who are reportedly plotting his impeachment, saying only Kenyans can remove him from office.
Speaking at a roadside rally at Wakulima Market in Nairobi, Gachagua said he was elected by Kenyans and not MPs.
“I was elected by Kenyans. It is those Kenyans who can remove me from the seat when the time comes,” he stated.
The DP further said the MPs behind his removal bid will not succeed in intimidating him.
“The other day, they brought together MPs and gave the money. They bribed them to intimidate me,” he claimed.