Forgive Me- Gachagua Appeals To Ruto & All MPs

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday, October 6 asked for forgiveness from his boss President William Ruto as the debate surrounding his impeachment motion enters a crucial stage in Parliament.

Speaking during a church service at Karen, Nairobi, Gachagua, who reflected on their joint leadership with Ruto and the challenges that they have faced since coming into office, explained that his quest for forgiveness was informed by the need to reconcile following reports of a political fallout with Ruto.

"In our commitment to work, probably in one way or the other, we have wronged somebody. I want to say, my brother President William Ruto, if in our zeal to work, I have wronged you please find it in your heart to forgive me," Gachagua appealed.

Additionally, the second in command also appealed to Ruto to forgive his wife, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, while referring to her recent engagement programs that include the championing of boys' rights in the country.

President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto alongside Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his wife Dorcas Gachagua at State House before they departed for Mashujaa Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens on October 20, 2022. /PCS

He also asked Members of Parliament who are set to discuss his impeachment motion to also forgive him.

"If my spouse, in our duties for the boy child and our programmes, has wronged you in any way, find it in your heart to forgive her," Gachagua added.

"To the MPs, if through our utterances and actions, we have upset or wronged you, find it in your heart to forgive me."

The Deputy President was speaking at the National Prayer Altar at his Karen home in the company of his wife, two sons, and MPs, and noted that his choice of his home altar as the place for seeking the President's forgiveness was informed by previous experience, given that this was the same venue he used to pray for their leadership with Ruto when their victory was before the Supreme Court following a dispute over the transparency of the elections.

''As I sat here, I reflected that this is history repeating itself because we were right here as our President's victory was being challenged in the Supreme Court in September 2022 and we came here for prayers and God saw us through,'' he added.

He also maintained that his current woes border on events that had happened before in the country. particularly to Ruto when he was the Deputy President, thus the DP's resolution to turn to God to see them through the toxic political atmosphere in the country.

''These things that are happening are things that we have seen before, during those difficult moments that we had with President William Ruto when everything was against him, the state machinery, the deep state, and public resources. He had God on his side and I am very persuaded that God Almighty that saw him (Ruto) has not gone anywhere,'' he went on.

He also appealed to Kenyans, particularly those living within the Rift Valley, to remain peaceful given that the impeachment process risked igniting mountainous political fury regardless of the outcome.

''I want to call upon the people of Kenya to remain peaceful and love one another irrespective of the outcome. Specifically, I want to appeal to our brothers and sisters in the Rift Valley where there are many communities who live there to leave this contest to leaders,'' the DP urged.