Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday, March 12, had a change of heart on a touchy topic of opposition members who wanted to be part of the government.
The DP retracted from his earlier stance that the government was a business and only those who campaigned for Kenya Kwanza were shareholders.
In a round table media interview, Gachagua remarked that President William Ruto was willing to bring everyone on board.
“I am willing to talk to anybody who wants to talk to us, some people are already engaging us.
“Some come during the day and others come at night depending on how they look at things,” the DP noted.
Gachagua further revealed that he was not bitter with anyone who opposed Kenya Kwanza in the last general election.
“I am not bitter with anyone, for example, the East African Legislative Assembly Member of Parliament Kanini Kega opposed me during the last election.
“He was instrumental in my problems but when he reached out since I am a leader, I agreed to work with him,” he remarked.
Gachagua also assured those in opposition that the Ruto-led government was ready to accommodate everyone.
He, however, put a condition on those seeking to work with the President in any capacity.
“No president anywhere in the world would invite people to his government who do not believe in him, who do not believe in his agenda,” he warned.
Gachagua revealed that for anyone to be appointed to the government, he must believe in the bottom-up economic model.
“Choices have consequences, there is no way you can say you do not believe in Ruto and his programs or what he stands for and then you want to be a member of his cabinet,” he remarked.
Gachagua explained that only those who believed in the leadership of Ruto and the bottom-up economic approach would be an asset in helping him govern and transform the country.
“Even in the areas where we were not voted for, we will continue picking people who believe in us,” he extended an olive branch to the members of the opposition.
On Saturday, February 18, Gachagua sparked controversy after he insinuated that those who voted for the government were the ones poised to benefit.
“This government is a company that has shares. There are owners who have the majority of shares, and those with just a few, while others do not have any.
"You cannot make noise talking ill of Ruto then after he wins you get in line to get benefits before those who were with him,” he remarked back then.
