Gachagua takes senators head on as Mt Kenya supremacy war rages

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has opened up a new battlefront with senators, accusing them of causing divisions and rebellion in Mt Kenya region.

Speaking when he accompanied President William Ruto on a three-day tour of Meru county on Thursday, the DP told UDA leaders to stop engaging in unnecessary issues.

He singled out Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu and his Nyeri counterpart Wahome Wamatinga, saying they are engaging in needless issues on television.

“All UDA leaders should be careful with their utterances. I have seen some of these senators get excited when they go on TV. They get lost and get into unnecessary issues like our Nyeri senator today uttering useless things on TV after he became excited,” he said.

The DP told the senators to focus on oversight of counties.

“National government programmes are handled by the president and he is our senator and should have asked me about the national government programmes happening in Nyeri,” he said.