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The gauntlet is thrown: Kenya’s second-in-command fights for his political life

IN a stunning turn of events that have shaken the Kenyan political landscape to its core, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, the second most powerful man in the nation, has thrown down the gauntlet. With his back against the wall and his political career hanging by a thread, Gachagua has made a defiant declaration: he will fight to the bitter end to save his position and clear his name.

The air in Nairobi crackles with tension as the nation braces for a political showdown of epic proportions. Gachagua, once a kingmaker who helped secure President William Ruto’s victory in 2022, now finds himself isolated and besieged. The very coalition he helped build has turned against him, with over 80% of lawmakers supporting impeachment proceedings that threaten to topple him from his lofty perch.

The charges levelled against Gachagua are grave: self-enrichment, stirring ethnic hatred, and undermining the government he swore to serve. But the embattled Deputy President is not going quietly into the night. In a dramatic late-night press conference, his eyes blazing with determination, Gachagua proclaimed his innocence and vowed to fight “to the end.”

“I have done nothing wrong against the people of Kenya,” he declared, his voice resonating with conviction. “I have worked hard. I have been very loyal to my boss, President William Ruto.”

But loyalty, it seems, may not be enough in the cutthroat world of Kenyan politics. The once-solid alliance between Gachagua and Ruto appears to have crumbled, with widespread reports of a bitter falling out. As political alliances shift like sand dunes in a desert storm, Gachagua finds himself increasingly isolated.

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The stage is set for a political drama of Shakespearean proportions. On one side stands Gachagua, the man who once commanded the votes of the populous Mount Kenya region. On the other, a coalition of former allies turned adversaries, armed with damning accusations and the full weight of parliamentary procedure.

As the nation holds its breath, all eyes turn to the parliamentary hearing where Gachagua will make his stand. Will he be able to weather this storm, or will his political career be swept away in the tempest of impeachment? The only certainty is that Rigathi Gachagua, Kenya’s embattled Deputy President, is prepared to fight tooth and nail for his political survival.

In the crucible of this crisis, the very future of Kenya’s political landscape hangs in the balance. As the drama unfolds, one question remains: In a battle that promises no quarter, who will emerge victorious, and at what cost to the nation?

By The African Mirror

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