Former presidential running mate Justina Wamae now says Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua should seek a truce with former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Speaking during a local interview on Thursday, Wamae said leaders from Mt Kenya should bury the hatchet and come together.
“We know Uhuru Kenyatta cannot return to the political scene now because he is retired but the deputy president can look for him.
“They were very good friends. They should talk and reunite for the sake of the interests and future of Mt Kenya,” she explained.
Uhuru supports Raila
In the 2022 general elections, Kenyatta backed Azimio leader Raila Odinga and his running mate for the presidency, bringing cracks within his camp.
DP Gachagua, who was Kenyatta’s personal assistant, faulted him for betraying the people of Mt Kenya.
“Uhuru and I were best of friends, our children were friends. We would eat and drink together. Our wives were friends and when he got back with you (Raila Odinga) he turned his back 0n me and wanted to arrest me,” he explained at a funeral in August 2023.
DP Gachagua points fingers at Uhuru
Gachagua, who was the MP for Mathira Constituency, was named as William Ruto’s running mate a few weeks before the August 9, 2022 polling date.
Apparently, his hostility towards the former head of state spilled on months after Kenya Kwanza took over power.
In February this year, Gachagua accused Kenyatta of meddling with Ruto’s government by allegedly sponsoring anti-government protests.
“We want to tell those people that they had their chance but they still failed. Let them give us time to do what is expected of us. They have no business telling us what to do. Let them learn from us,” the DP stated while flagging off cheap fertilizer in Mombasa.
You wasted your two terms- Gachagua to Uhuru
The second in command went on to say that Kenyatta wasted his two terms in power by playing dirty politics.
“We gave him enough time and now see the results. He brought this country to its knees economically.”
Justina Wamae believes however that a reunion between Gachagua and Kenyatta would send a strong message and revive hope to the people of Mt Kenya.
