Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has advised President William Ruto to resign from the presidency or wait for the ballot and stop taking Kenyans around.
Gachagua, who spoke on Friday evening during an interview on NTV, responded to Ruto's earlier remarks, in which he declared that he was ready to step down but only if those opposing his governance showed him their better plan for the nation.
Ruto, who was speaking at the World MSME Day in Nairobi, condemned the recent protests and those who keep on declaring he 'must go' but were not proposing any better plans for the nation.
"If it is Ruto must go, then tell me how you want me to go. What do you mean by Ruto must go? Look for a better plan and convince the people of Kenya," Ruto said on Friday.
But Gachagua fired back with a blunt message, suggesting two ways the president can go, challenging him that the decision is his to make, and not to deflect.
“If Kenyans have said it’s time to go, then you must go. You have two options: resign and leave with dignity, or wait for the people to vote you out in 2027,” Gachagua said.
Commenting on the Wednesday, June 25 protests, Gachagua refuted claims that he was the one who sponsored the chaos, but instead alleged that they were state-sponsored.
The former DP also rubbished the allegations that the protests were an attempted coup against the Kenya Kwanza government.
“I don't think anyone wants to overthrow William Ruto, all these allegations that the protests were aimed at overthrowing him are baseless, they are empty gimmicks from his boys trying to hype and cheat him from seeing the reality that Kenyans are agitating for reforms,” the former DP said.
He also condemned the police brutality that was witnessed during the protests. Gachagua claimed that police were complicit in violent incidents and failed to protect citizens, accusing the government of using criminal gangs for political purposes.
The DCP Party leader has warned the Ruto government about the growing public frustration with the government’s policies, especially in areas like healthcare, and urged leaders to listen to the people.
“The NIS failed to read the mood of the country. They misled the President. If they had done their job, we would not have lost lives. Kenyans are angry, and leaders must listen,” Gachagua warned
