Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Photo/Newsflash
By Wanderi Kamau
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has sensationally claimed that President William Ruto tried to bribe him with Sh2 billion to resign from his position last year.
On Tuesday, 4th February 2025, during a joint interview with vernacular radio stations broadcasting in the Luhya language at his Karen residence, Nairobi, Gachagua claimed that they fell out with Ruto for being outspoken over issues affecting Kenyans.
Gachagua also claimed that every MP was given Sh500,000 while Senators received Sh10 million each to support an impeachment motion against him.
“The President told me to resign so that he can give me Sh2 billion so that I can go on with my business and have security. He told me to quit so that I could vie in future. However, I asked myself how the President can be concerned about my future yet he wanted me to quit,” said Gachagua.
Gachagua’s interview came barely a week after Ruto completed a six-day development tour at the Western region, where he launched scathing attacks against Gachagua for allegedly being tribal, corrupt and incompetent.
Despite the present concerns on whether he can vie for any political seat in future, Gachagua said that that is not his worry at the moment.
“People think that I love myself too much…it is not a must for me to vie for any political seat in this country,” said Gachagua.
Political observers believe that the interview was a calculated move to deny any political gains that Ruto could have made in his Western tour.
