- Rigathi Gachagua revealed the details of the curtain’s back plan made by President William Ruto before the 2022 elections
- He said Mount Kenya was promised key ministries and reforms to present votes in Ruto camp
- The former deputy president claimed that the president ignored parts of the agreement, leaving him politically excluded
Political treaties are often hidden, but former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has decided to remove the curtain for what he calls the “stock” plan by President William Ruto.
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Speaking in a television interview on Tuesday, August 26, he said the program was intended to benefit Mount Kenya instead of votes during the 2022 general election.
Gachagua claimed that Ruto He gave him the responsibility of submitting 70 percent of Mount Kenya’s support, promising to return about 40 percent of the government.
What opportunities did he contribute to Mount Kenya being given to the government?
He said the package included the Ministry of Interior, Finance, Agriculture, Water, Land, Commerce and the Attorney General’s Office.
These were, according to him, part of the gentleman’s agreement that would guarantee Mount Kenya its part of the state authority.
The former deputy president explained that the plan was not only for government appointments.
He also said they discussed development projects and reforms, including improvement in infrastructure, coffee and tea reforms, and low income guarantees for farmers.
“We made economic contracts with Ruto for four counties. It was okay. He asked me to submit votes, and I expected the following,” Gachagua said.
According to him, the compromise spread to eight of the 22 ministries of the Ruto Cabinet. However, he acknowledged that the final appointment was by the president’s decision.
Was the Great-Ruto agreement written below?
Gachagua emphasized that the agreement was never written in writing but was sealed with trust.
He noted that although Western Kenyan officials reportedly claimed a written agreement with Ruto, Mount Kenya leaders relied on what he referred to as a gentleman’s agreement.
“I stayed with Ruto and discussed on behalf of the mountains. He discussed the votes he wanted. It was not written, but the gentleman’s agreement,” He explained.
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Gachagua said cracks occurred after The procession To oppose the 2024 financial bill, when Ruto allegedly started transferring the ministry he had promised earlier.
“He took the Ministry of Finance, which I had negotiated, and gave him John Mbadi“ He complained.
He added that pressure from Mount Kenya residents had to force the President to fulfill those promises.
“I was under pressure from the people I discussed. They wanted the plan to be respected. That’s when Ruto turned to me because he didn’t want to respect our agreement. Luck Worse, I didn’t press the written document. Still, even oral agreements are legally recognized, ” He said.
Did Ruto deal with the stock ownership statement?
During an earlier interview in October 2024, Gachagua ignored the allegations of ethnicity. He said the government’s idea that as a stock company came from Ruto.
Gachagua suggested that Ruto and other Kenyan leaders had first signed an agreement before the election. The document was reported to explain how spaces would be divided between different regions.
He added that his views on the stock were based on the agreement and not his own invention.
The deputy president argued that blaming him for dividing the country was unfair as he was referring to what had already been accepted.
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