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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has responded to President William Ruto implicit allegations that immoderate radical privation to overthrow his government.
Speaking successful a property league connected Tuesday, July 9, 2025, the erstwhile DP stated that helium and the citizens privation him to marque him a one-term president done the ballot.
“We privation to counsel you that the 1 word question is not getting you retired of powerfulness extracurricular the constitution
No assemblage wants you retired of powerfulness done unconstitutional means. There is nary person present who is readying a coup and the leaders successful this state and so 95% of the Kenyan colonisation privation to humiliate you astatine the ballot . They volition relish that moment,” said Gachagua.
Gachagua Denies Claims of Overthrowing Ruto’s Government
Additionally, the erstwhile Deputy President urged President William Ruto to halt utilizing the communicative that radical privation to overthrow him, saying helium is utilizing it arsenic an excuse to persecute leaders and citizens opposing his authorities utilizing coercion laws.
“Stop creating this narrative. This communicative is to alteration you to usage anti-terrorism laws to persecute leaders and to persecute the Kikuyu community,” the erstwhile Deputy President alleged.
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At the aforesaid time, Gachagua issued respective demands to President Ruto, including the abolition of the lodging levy, to reconstruct the assurance of the Kenyan people.
“If you privation calm, abolish the lodging levy and reconstruct dignity to the payslip. I’ve heard you accidental that you cannot springiness jobs to young people. Please reconstruct the dignity of the payslip and rebuild the capableness of the mediate class. The mediate people volition make jobs for these young people. Stop sidesplitting and profiling the youth. Listen to them. Stop the abductions and extrajudicial killings,” Gachagua said.
The erstwhile Deputy President further accused the Head of State of being down the unit witnessed successful respective parts of the country, wherever galore businesses were looted.
He alleged that President Ruto collaborated with respective governors and MPs to prosecute goons who looted shops and past blamed it connected guiltless protesters and those opposed to his leadership, including governmental leaders allied to him.
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Gachagua’s remarks travel hours aft President William Ruto deed retired astatine demonstrators and his critics who took to the streets during the Saba Saba protests, accusing them of trying to overthrow his government
Ruto portion speaking during the inspection of a constabulary lodging task successful Dagoretti North connected Wednesday July 9, said Kenya is a antiauthoritarian nation.
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He emphasized that enactment volition not alteration done unit and specified actions volition not beryllium tolerated here. “That volition not hap successful this country,” helium said.
“There are radical inciting young radical to destruct spot and pain businesses, claiming it’s due to the fact that they don’t person jobs,” Ruto said. “Let maine ask—if a supermarket is burned down, volition that make jobs?”
“We volition not let our state to beryllium destroyed by retrogressive elements that are seeking shortcuts to emergence to power. Enough is enough!”
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President William Ruto speaking astatine State House Nairobi. PHOTO/PCS