"Tumesukuma Yeye Kwa Corner Hadi Ameenda UK": Gachagua Claims Raila Has Finally Been Silenced

• Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua recalled how anti-government protests organised by ODM leader Raila Odinga had made it difficult for President William Ruto to execute his mandate
• However, the second in command said the government managed to contain the former prime minister
• According to Gachagua, the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition leader will not cause any trouble in the country again

Nakuru - Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that ODM leader Raila Odinga is politically finished.

Speaking during the issuance of Title Deeds in Rongai, Nakuru County, Gachagua narrated how the former prime minister had given the Kenya Kwanza government a headache since President William Ruto took power.

Gachagua says no more anti-government protests

According to Gachagua, frequent demonstrations by the opposition leader had made it difficult for Ruto to govern the country effectively.

"When Ruto was sworn in, the old man started disturbing him by putting the cooking pot on the head and going to the streets. He began destroying people's property," Gachagua said.

Gachagua said Ruto dedicated his time to handling the former prime minister until he could no longer be a source of disturbance for the government.

The second in command claimed the ODM leader was cornered until he travelled to the United Kingdom to rest.

He asked Kenyans not to worry, arguing that President Ruto is now fully in charge of the country.

"But we sorted out those issues, pushed him to the corner, and even heard he went to the UK. That's why we have returned to work. We planned to push him to a tight corner before we could embark on working for Kenyans. Don't worry; now, the president fully controls the country," he stated.

What Gachagua said about Ruto-Raila secret meeting

Meanwhile, Gachagua suggested that the ongoing bipartisan talks would not yield anything to the advantage of Kenyans.

According to him, the engagements are a decoy of self-pleasing expedients advanced behind the scenes by Azimio La Umoja leader.

He said Raila was 'sorted' in Mombasa in an unpublicized meeting.

The deputy president claimed that Raila approached Ruto for a share of government and ambassadorial posts, but all were in vain.

He revealed that Raila was instead offered an unmentioned amount of money on condition that he quits his anti-government politicking.

"There is nothing else he wants. He wanted a handshake and three ambassadorial posts, but we declined his demands. We told him if he wants some money then we can discuss," he said.

The deputy president spoke in Mwala, Machakos county, where he graced the burial of the area MP's mother.