Soy Member of Parliament David Kiplagat has hit out at Rigathi Gachagua over allegations the former Deputy President made on Monday night during a televised interview.
While appearing on a morning show on Tuesday, April 8, the lawmaker slammed Gachagua for what he termed unfounded claims as he challenged the former DP to provide proof of every allegation he fronted against the president.
“If Gachagua truly has recordings of President Ruto asking him to step down, then he should release them. These are serious allegations that need proof. Kenyans deserve to know the truth,” Kiplagat said.
Gachagua once again made headlines after emerging with yet more explosive allegations against the Kenya Kwanza government and President William Ruto, whom he accused of trying to buy him out of the Deputy President's office.
While doubling down on his earlier claims, Gachagua further claimed he had recordings of an 'officer' close to the president who attempted to coerce him to take President Ruto's offer of Ksh2 billion to resign.
"That Friday, when my (impeachment) case was at the Senate, the president sent an officer to me. He told the officer I should have a conversation with him," Gachagua claimed on Monday.
But Kiplagat, who was elected on a UDA ticket, challenged Gachagua to name the emissary who was allegedly being used by the president to coerce the former DP.
He asserted, "He (Gachagua) alleges that an officer was sent to persuade him to resign. Let him name this individual so the public can get the full picture."
The Soy MP was then challenged on whether to also treat President Ruto's earlier allegations that Gachagua asked for Ksh10 billion to resign as Deputy President as mere allegations as well.
However, according to Kiplagat, a person holding an office as high as the presidency had no reason to make such explosive claims if they were false.
On Monday, Gachagua answered the president's allegations made on March 31 with his own claims, including alleged verbal abuse and consistent undermining from the president's close aides, leading to a breakdown of the relationship between the two.
Gachagua claimed he was consistently subjected to abuse whenever he tried to question the president's methods, a dynamic that he claims ultimately led to their fallout.
On the issue of demanding Ksh10 billion from the president to resign as Deputy President, Gachagua accused Ruto of using the narrative to further an agenda against him as a political tactic to swing the Mount Kenya votes his way.
