Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has threatened to expose former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's secrets that he claimed to have gathered while he was serving as the Interior Cabinet Secretary.
Kindiki said this while campaigning for the UDA candidate for the Mbeere North by-election, Leonard Muthende, on November 23, 2025, at Kivue in Mbeere North.
While addressing the residents, Kindiki criticized Gachagua for referring to him as an employee of President William Ruto instead of recognizing him as the Deputy President.
The second-in-command threatened to shame Gachagua through information that he gathered while still serving as the Interior Cabinet Secretary.
The deputy threatened to expose the secrets he has gathered on Gachagua if the former DP continues to insult him.
The Deputy President accused Gachagua of intimidating leaders in the Mount Kenya region.
"Gachagua, leave me alone! I will shame you. I am not someone to play with. You have threatened many people, but your days are over," Kindiki declared.
Kindiki compared his track record as a professional and an elected leader to that of his predecessor, claiming that Gachagua does not fit to be compared on the same level with him.
"He was elected as a one-term MP, and in that term, he did not even chair a committee in Parliament. He was a backbencher when I was Majority Leader in the Senate," Kindiki claimed.
Kindiki further claimed that Gachagua forced issues to deputize President William Ruto in 2022. He claimed that Gachagua orchestrated the "No Rigathi, No Ruto" protests within the UDA party to force President Ruto to pick him as the Deputy President.
The DP accused Gachagua of not being a decent politician like previous prominent leaders who hailed from Mount Kenya. He castigated Gachagua's radical anti-government politics.
Kindiki called for peaceful campaigns in Mbeere North ahead of the November 27, 2025, by-elections.
