NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 11 – Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has declared that nothing can come between him and former President Uhuru Kenyatta, signalling a possible thaw in their once-strained relationship following years of political differences.
Gachagua said his personal bond with Uhuru had endured for years and could not be destroyed by individuals seeking to drive a wedge between the two former political allies.
Speaking during the requiem mass for Uhuru’s cousin, Beatrice Wambui Muturi, at PCEA Nairobi West Church, Gachagua acknowledged that their relationship had experienced difficulties but maintained that their longstanding friendship and shared political history remained intact.
“Whether we do politics together as a family, whether the family stays together or not, whether the family loves each other or not, can anyone succeed in coming between me and my brother President Uhuru Kenyatta? The devil is defeated!” Gachagua said.
He attributed the fallout to what he described as the devil entering between them, adding that their relationship had been built over many years and could not easily be undone.
The former Deputy President recalled working with the Kenyatta family during Uhuru’s unsuccessful 2002 presidential bid, saying they had helped lay the political groundwork that eventually propelled him to State House in 2013.
