By Andrew Mbuva
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has unleashed a blistering attack on President William Ruto, alleging that the head of state is hoarding billions of shillings inside a 40-foot shipping container at State House to bankroll his 2027 re-election bid.
Speaking during a Sunday service at Christ’s Joy Christian Church in Gatanga, Murang’a County, Gachagua charged that money allocated to State House, the Deputy President’s office, the Head of Public Service and even the National Intelligence Service has been diverted into Ruto’s “secret war chest.”
The fallout, he warned, is being felt nationwide: delayed school capitation, stalled road projects and drug-starved hospitals. Instead, he said, the administration is funnelling cash through Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and hand-picked Central Kenya MPs who dole out bundles in the name of women- and youth-empowerment tours.
“Huyu Rais anatukosea heshima sana kama watu wa Mlima,” Gachagua fumed in Swahili, accusing Ruto of flying people from his community abroad for jobs while Central Kenya’s youth are placated with “five-hundred shillings for alcohol.”
“Isn’t that outright contempt?”
The Former Deputy President urged locals not to mingle the “cursed” cash with personal savings or school fees, insisting it is tainted by the “blood of Gen Z protestors.”
“Eat it on the spot, use it to pay shylocks,” he quipped, “but don’t carry it home.”
Gachagua also pushed back against claims that he is stoking violence ahead of 2027. “I never said Kenya will erupt,” he argued. “I warned that if Ruto dares to steal votes, Kenyans themselves are saying they won’t accept it.”
He called on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to prevent a repeat of previous disputed polls, cautioning that the next time “could be worse.”
