Published on March 26, 2024 by Kenneth Wepukhulu
Last Updated on 2 years by Kenneth Wepukhulu
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has apologized to Kenya’s former first lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta and retired President Uhuru Kenyatta on the long-running attacks he made to them during and after the 2022 General Election.
“I am sorry for involving Mama Ngina Kenyatta in the last general elections politics. She is our mother. I therefore ask for forgiveness on behalf of our team for any inconvenience caused to her. I will never allow anyone to demean her or anyone from the region,” Gachagua told Kameme TV on Monday, March 25th, 2024.
“The former President Uhuru Kenyatta is our son. We worked together for 17 years and only disagreed for 2 years and now that’s the past. I pray for him in his retirement. Uhuru is one of us. We shall talk with everyone.”
In April 2023, Gachagua took on Mama Ngina asking her to surrender half of the Kenyatta land estate to the Mau Mau and their children which he claimed was grabbed.
Meanwhile, Rarieda Member of Parliament (MP) Otiende Amollo termed the apology made to Mama Nginga Kenyatta by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as just a political move and lacks genuine intent.
According to the legislator, Gachagua was only attempting to iron out the existing political tiff between the government and the Kenyattas to gain support in the Mount Kenya region.
“I think it’s a result of the things that are happening in Mt. Kenya region. There is some disquiet that is building, there are those that are contending to replace him from his seat and that is public knowledge,” Amollo told KTN on Tuesday.
