State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed on Sunday denied the existence of a feud between President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua.
Speaking during a press briefing, the spokesperson maintained that the two leaders were working in harmony and redirected any further questioning to Gachagua's communications teams.
Mohamed was responding to a journalist who queried the House on the Hill over reports that the Head of State and his deputy were not on the same page.
The journalist had raised concerns over the country's leadership after Ruto jets out for a State Visit in the United States beginning next week.
"Now that you asked about the President and the deputy president, to my knowledge, there is no issue. The Deputy President's Office is an office with all the capabilities and competencies," stated Mohamed.
"If you want to ask any question or find out anything about the Deputy President, they have all the capabilities and you can find out anything about the Deputy President, they have all the capabilities and you can find whatever information you need there."
Over the weekend, the media was awash with unverified reports that the two leaders had fallen out forcing DP to cut down on his public appearances.
The doubts first surfaced after the second in command skipped a State event during Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's State Visit to Kenya.
The reports further indicated that the DP had skipped a total of 11 state events without an explanation.
Political observers were also concerned with a lack of activity on Gachagua's social media platforms with the last post having gone out on May 12.
His newest post on X, formerly Twitter, was made today (Sunday, May 19) after missing in action for more than a week.
On Saturday, lawmakers allied to the ruling Kenya Kwanza had also denied the existence of a rift between the President and his deputy urging supporters to disregard the rumors.
National Assembly Majority Whip Sylvanus Osoro argued that Gachagua deserved downtime to relax after serving a busy schedule.
"The Deputy President can also have some time to rest and relax. I hear he will be in Nyeri tomorrow so we can wait for him to speak for himself," Osoro told a congregation.
Kesses MP Julius Ruto corroborated Osoro's viewpoint noting that the government was united and the reports were just propaganda.
