President William Ruto criticized his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, over alleged efforts to intimidate Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro and a rising wave of younger politicians.
Speaking in Kisii on Tuesday, November 10, President Ruto invoked the biblical story of King Herod to characterize Gachagua’s political opposition toward younger figures, asserting that Gachagua targets leaders like Nyoro out of insecurity over their expanding influence.
President Ruto called on his former deputy to stop confronting emerging leaders, specifically referencing Kisii Governor Simba Arati, Nyaribari Chache MP Zaheer Jhanda, Senator John Methu, National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot, and South Mugirango MP Silvanus Osoro.
“Mr Herod, when you see a young leader growing politically, you start fighting him. You are fighting with Methu, Ndindi, Ichung’wah, Aaron Cheruiyot, Osoro, and other young leaders; why?” President Ruto posed.
Vow to Exit Active Politics by 2032
Addressing the country’s broader leadership succession, President Ruto pledged to retire in 2032 alongside his political contemporaries, including Gachagua and Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, to clear the pathway for Kenya’s younger generation.
“Mimi hawa watu wote hawa ni rika yangu na mimi nataka niwahakikishie vijana wa Kenya, hawa watu wote, huyu Mr 40 (Kalonzo), na huyo mwingine Bwana Texas (Gachagua), hawa watu wote nitawakusanya, nitawasafirisha, mimi na wao tutaondoka 2032,” President Ruto declared.
