Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, on Thursday, February 23, castigated The Standard over a cover story that allegedly questioned his leadership style and dress code.
While speaking at a burial in Murang'a County, the DP referred to the article Rogue Deputy President and accused KANU chairperson, Gideon Moi, for allegedly plotting a witchhunt against him and his boss, President William Ruto.
In particular, Gachagua alleged that the media was biased against him and urged Kenyans to treat some articles with contempt.
"I've seen The Standard owned by Gideon Moi, print a page that Rigathi Gachagua is a rogue DP. Gideon Moi is an Azimio fellow. You don't expect him to say anything good about us.
"If our fate were to be decided by the press, Ruto would be in Sugoi, but your opinion does not matter. That is why we ignore you and give you the contempt card," he stated.
He lauded Kenyans for disregarding comments from a section of media which he alleged described him as unkempt and not fit to assume the deputy president's office.
"Media people, please stand by your leadership style. You stated everything about me, including that I'm a villager, unkept, I don't know how to dress and useless.
"All those things are ignored, the people of Kenya ignored you too and elected me as Deputy President," he pointed out."
Gideon Moi and The Standard had not yet responded to Gachagua's claims by the time of this publication.
The DP further condemned his political detractors for praying for the Kenya Kwanza administration's downfall. He added that the leadership stood united.
"The media is still living in denial. They are praying every day for Ruto and me to disagree. They will wait for a long time. Our government is one as I help him. We are united as one. This mountain is united as one.
“Your opinion does not matter, we know who is paying you to write bad stories about me,” Gachagua stated, in a thinly veiled media attack.
He also read the riot act on the cartels in the various food sectors, pointing out that their days were numbered.
"We cannot work for people who just sit around and wait for us to make money for them. The Kenyan farmer has for a long time been demoralised by people who extort them their hard-earned wages.
"Those ten people behind the milk company your day is coming we will deal with you," he warned.
