Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia has reiterated that the Mt Kenya region will remain in President William Ruto's government until the conclusion of his presidential terms.
Speaking to Citizen TV on Monday morning, the MP downplayed the alleged fallout between Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua saying they will not pull out the people of Mt Kenya region from the government.
"Whatever the case, whatever it takes, Mt Kenya region is in government to stay. We are in the government of President William Ruto to stay. The president is the leader of government in Kenya and all of us are loyal to him as the president of Kenya," he said.
Kaguchia went on to emphasise that Gachagua will remain the deputy President of Kenya and the leader of the Mt Kenya region.
Reacting to reports of alleged fallout between President Ruto and Gachagua, the MP said:
"The process of push and pull in political space is a normal process there's no one time you will have a political process that's clean."
"I don't see anything weird about people trying to anchor themselves in whatever positions they are in."
The remarks by Kaguchia came in the wake of reports that DP Gachagua kept off the limelight after a fallout with his boss.
On Sunday, however, State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed dismissed the reports on the fallout.
“To the best of my knowledge, there is no issue between the President and his Deputy,” Hussein said.
“The Deputy President’s office is an office with all capabilities and competencies. If you want to ask any question or find out anything about the Deputy President, you can get it there.”
The DP on Sunday, however, made a public appearance during which he urged the people of Mt Kenya region to remain united.
Though he did not directly address the alleged rift with Ruto, the DP asked leaders from the region to avoid being used to fight others.
He said that Mt Kenya risks losing a lot if they fail to unite and speak in one voice
"As the DP, I decided to speak less and work more for the last 10 months, as the spokesperson of the Kikuyu community, I'm ready to work for my people," Gachagua said.
