Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua launched a charm offensive to woo back former President Uhuru Kenyatta to the government's side.
Speaking on Sunday, February 26, Gachagua expressly asked Azimio party leader Raila Odinga to stop ruining Uhuru's reputation by forcing him back into politics.
He pointed out that he was willing to take back Uhuru and ensure he gets the respect he deserves as a former head of state.
"He (Raila) removed Uhuru from his peacekeeping job where he was even given a plane to conduct his role and took him atop a lorry to start campaigning,"
"Please respect Uhuru because even if he was confused by Odinga and the economy deteriorated, he is still our president and he needs to be accorded the respect he deserves," the DP stated.
Gachagua pointed out that Odinga's public engagement fora to challenge the validity of President William Ruto's presidency despite the Supreme Court ruling tainted Kenya's reputation as a democratic country.
Meanwhile, he lashed out at Lamu East Member of Parliament (MP) Ruweida Obbo over her request to Ruto to buy two school vans for schools in her constituency.
Gachagua told off Obbo for expecting the government to do what was catered for under the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).
"You have NG-CDF of Ksh137 million, buying school buses is not the problem of the president; tell him about roads, Industrial parks and water. You have enough money to buy buses for each and every school," he stated.
During her address, the lawmaker lamented that her constituency had been left out of development projects allegedly because of her affiliation with Jubilee.
However, the MP declared utmost support for the Kenya Kwanza government and asked him to tarmac a 34-kilometre road in Lamu East.
While Gachagua teased that the delay was because she was in Azimio which focussed on demonstrations, he reiterated that the government would serve all including those on the opposite side of the political divide.
