Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has appeared to taunt former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua following his recent impeachment woes.
Addressing a rally in Vihiga during ODM Deputy Party Leader Godfrey Osotsi's Thanksgiving Ceremony on Sunday, Raila said the same traps Gachagua had set to prevent him from accessing State House had caught the former Second-In-Command.
“He (Gachagua|) said he had set traps everywhere. He was very loud, shouting there would be no handshake or half a loaf of bread. Where is he now?” Raila posed.
When Kenya Kwanza took over power, Gachagua said he had set traps in all corners at State House to prevent Raila from seeking a coalition government.
“Nimepanga hiyo Ikulu, nimeweka mitego kila corner....” (I have rearranged State State House and placed traps in all corners.)
In August, however, Gachagua said he had removed all the traps he had set at the State House, allowing Raila unfettered access to the Head of State.
Gachagua, speaking to Kikuyu radio stations, said he removed the traps after noticing that President William Ruto appeared to be reuniting with a former political foe.
According to Gachagua, so effective were his traps that the first time President Ruto met Raila, he did so in Uganda, many miles away from the House on the Hill.
"My boss and I had agreed we set up traps so that Raila does not join the government through the backdoor; I would check the traps every morning and evening," Gachagua said.
"I would constantly check the traps to see whether they had captured anything."
The second-in-command claims that as soon as he saw Ruto appear to be enjoying a newfound union with Raila, he slowed down and decided to observe from a distance.
"President Ruto is in charge; that is his house. I decided to step aside and watch from afar," Gachagua added.
“My traps were working very well because even that time they decided to meet, they did so in Uganda as they watched Museveni's big-horned cattle."
During the interview, Gachagua stated that he abandoned the traps as soon as Ruto and Raila began talking
