Uhuru's Allies Outline Requirements for Gachagua's Reconciliation Bid

A side-to-side image of former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
A side-to-side image of former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Rigathi Gachagua

The Jubilee Party has issued a set of irreducible minimums to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua if he seeks forgiveness from former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The party's Secretary General, Jeremiah Kioni, has criticised Gachagua for his attempts to garner the former president's attention.

Kioni urged the deputy president to stop interfering in the affairs of the Jubilee Party and to refrain from attempts to sabotage the former ruling party.

"If you really want us to believe that you are apologising, release his Jubilee Party. What are you doing at the party?" Kioni posed.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua interacted with Kenyans during his visit to the Mount Kenya region.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua interacted with Kenyans during his visit to the Mount Kenya region.
Rigathi Gachagua

Speaking at the Jubilee Party headquarters in Nairobi, the former Ndaragwa MP disclosed that some leaders working with Gachagua had already submitted their apologies.

"Those who are in court, including Kanini Kega and Sabine Chege, have been seeking an apology from Uhuru," said Kioni.

The Jubilee Party SG said to touch the cloak of the former president again, the leaders who had wandered too far must reject the Finance Bill 2024 in totality.

"If they ignore Kenyans and pass the Finance Bill, we will move around the country from Friday," Kioni stated.

He revealed that the opposition caravan will move across the country from Friday, beginning with Nakuru, to engage the public and reject the controversial proposal.

"We will go to Nakuru to discuss many of the issues we discussed in Limuru, but also to address the issues of the Finance Bill. From there, we will be in every county," he said.

Gachagua, on a charm offensive of Limuru last weekend, asked Uhuru to forgive those who mocked him in 2022, saying their mistakes had caught up with them.

A section of leaders from the Mount Kenya region fell out with the former president for endorsing Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga for the presidency in the run-up to the 2022 general election.

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on an African Union mission in South Africa.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on an African Union mission in South Africa.
Uhuru Kenyatta