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Ruto, Gachagua Fight for Political Survival as Raila Emerges Lifeline and Liability
Sep 29, 2024 at 05:00 am
They are on different sides of the coin but their situation is much the same. Both President William Ruto and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua find themselves fighting for their political survival.
Both President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua are facing political challenges, despite being on opposing sides.
Ruto is relying on former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who has accompanied him on recent trips to China, Germany, and the United States, to maintain his presidency.
After a youth-led uprising threatened the Kenya Kwanza administration, Odinga appears to be Ruto's lifeline. The former premier's support is also crucial as the Head of State faces challenges from his deputy and benötigt allies.
For the most part, Raila has seemed like a solid partner Ruto could count on. Despite boasting the backing of more than 40 MPs from Gachagua's Mt Kenya backyard, an apparent illusion of victory against his deputy, Raila seems to be the pillar holding the President together.
Ruto, a tactful politician who outsmarted his former boss, Uhuru Kenyatta, and claimed the presidency, now finds himself depending on others to guarantee his survival. Two years ago, he did not seem so vulnerable, having accessed the Mt Kenya vote without any middlemen.
It had seemed that Ruto had inherited former President Uhuru Kenyatta's throne, with MPs opposed to the former failing in the 2022 General Election.
The tables have quickly turned and the President is struggling to keep to one strategy to tame Gachagua, whose lamentations are snatching Mt Kenya away from the President's grip.
Fearful that his deputy's popularity could be growing in Mt Kenya, Ruto's allies are fronting Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki as their point man as they plan to impeach Gachagua.
Observers view Kindiki's pick as aimed to keep the options open for Ruto in 2027, given he is a much easier deputy to drop as the repercussions will not be as significant.
A previous bid to prop up Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro as an alternative flopped and the President has come up as desperate to rid himself of Gachagua sooner rather than later, which could have ramifications. Now he is like a man with gangrene which must be gorged out skilfully. Any misadventure with the scalpel may exorcise the gangrene but leave the host with mortal wounds.
“Musalia Mudavadi warned that a withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024 would be like a vote of no confidence. Ruto lost his legitimacy on June 25 when Parliament was breached. If he wants to regain legitimacy by dumping his deputy then good luck to him,” said businessman cum politician Jimi Wanjigi.
On his part, Gachagua is fighting to keep his job and is pegging his hopes on the “ground” to force lawmakers from the Mount Kenya region to shelve the ouster plan.
Similarly, he has resorted to blackmailing his boss, recently warning of consequences if his Central Kenya backyard were to deem Ruto a traitor if he is to be discarded.
He is equally pleading to keep his job, urging Ruto to shelve the ouster bid and wait for the next election.
An impeachment motion had seemed farfetched, but the President's alliance with Raila has made such a move within reach. The Deputy President finds himself trapped, fully aware that he will struggle to fight off his impeachment courtesy of his meager support in Parliament.
Reports indicate that more than 300 MPs have appended their signatures in support of the motion.
Gachagua is supported by a handful of MPs from his Mt Kenya backyard, the result of his self-isolation from the rest of the country. The general feeling among lawmakers is that he will fall if the impeachment motion is tabled in Parliament.
Uriri MP Mark Nyamita believes Gachagua will lose his relevance if impeached.
“His relevance only goes as far as he is sitting in that office because people want someone who can speak on their behalf. He has already lost relevance among MPs. He was vocal fighting when Uhuru and Raila and found himself with no one else to fight but his boss,” said Nyamita.
The DP and his allies do not share this view.
“Our people hate betrayal and are very unforgiving if you betray them. I ask my brother Ruto not to be tempted to go to that direction because these people will be very unforgiving,” he said.
Gachagua's fall is not necessarily Ruto's gain. While the DP's exit allows the President to replace the former with a more ‘loyal’ ally, it also exposes him in case Gachagua leaves with the Mt Kenya bloc on whose back Ruto rode to the presidency.
“If the people in Mt Kenya interpret the political developments as Ruto kicking them out, then the retaliation will be serious. If the ground has shifted with Gachagua, then everyone opposing him in Mt
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