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Ruto-Gachagua feud escalates, echoes past fallout with Uhuru

President William Ruto and his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua with other leaders, at ACK Church of Christ the King Pro-Cathedral in Nyahururu, Nyandarua County, for the consecration and enthronement of Rev. Major Samson Mburu Gachathi on June 23,2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

President William Ruto’s political fallout with his former Deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, has escalated into a personal feud, drawing parallels to Ruto’s bitter split with former President Uhuru Kenyatta, which also descended into personal and even family-level animosity.

Last week, President Ruto publicly lashed out at Gachagua over claims that the government had allegedly procured a State-sponsored militia to collaborate with police and other security agencies to maim, kill and destroy property—blaming the violence on the Kikuyu community and certain leaders perceived to be hostile to the Kenya Kwanza administration.

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