Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua gave his own account of what transpired at the Bomas of Kenya before his boss, William Ruto was declared president-elect.
Speaking in Bomet on Sunday, January 15, Gachagua claimed that their opponents allegedly offered Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Chair Wafula Chebukati Ksh1 billion.
Drawing parallels with the sermon given during the thanksgiving service, he claimed that the Bomas of Kenya was filled with demons.
"People were sent to try and bribe Chebukati with Ksh1 billion to announce call the election in favor of the other candidate but he refused. They even sent the head of the military but did not budge," Gachagua claimed.
The DP disclosed a last-minute move by Ruto to ensure that the deep state did not rob him of his win in the August 2022 General Election.
"The president had been told to wait to be called to the national tallying center but he insisted on going. Together with Mama Rachel, Pastor Dorcas, and I, they knelt down and prayed to cast out the demons," he claimed.
Gachagua vowed that once the government had concluded on the pressing issues in the country, they would document the events in a book.
In addition, he lashed out at the media for pushing propaganda around an inevitable split between him and Ruto as in the previous regime.
"To the people of the media, we do not want your unsolicited advice on how to lead this country.
"Those problems you claim we will have in the future are worse than the ones we are currently facing. Even if we get problems, what is your issue? Only Kenyans should correct us," the DP remarked.
Gachagua, who was recently assigned the role of reviving the coffee sector, promised to firmly deal with the cartels and asked Ruto not to sympathize with them when he cracks the whip.
Following a request by Siaya Governor James Orengo to Ruto to have a sit down with Azimio Chief Raila Odinga, he asked the President not to re-introduce a handshake.
