It has now emerged that President Ruto secretly met with 60 MPs from the Mt Kenya region.
The Daily Nation newspaper revealed that Ruto held a four-hour meeting with the leaders to prepare them for an incorporation of Raila Odinga in Ruto’s administration.
In the meeting that took place in Runda at the home of an MP from Kirinyaga County, Ruto reportedly said that he would govern the country with the help of the opposition leader.
MPs who attended the meeting said that Ruto claimed his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, had deserted him. He said he was finding it difficult to balance between being in the State House and communicating the government agenda.
“He expressed his frustration at the conduct of his deputy and informed us of his intention to bring in Raila into government. He said his deputy does not communicate government agenda and programs to the people and that when he speaks, he only opposes the government he is serving,” said an MP who attended the meeting.
Another MP said the president was concerned that if he fails to bring Raila on board, his administration would not deliver any of the promises they gave to Kenyans.
“He explained that the situation was different with his case and former President Uhuru Kenyatta. He said that even with their tiff (with Uhuru), he could still go to the electorate and enumerate government programs,” the MP said.
Ruto reportedly told the MPs that Gachagua seemed not to care about the government programs and was only keen on his ‘divisive and ethnic agenda’ while crisscrossing his Mt Kenya backyard.
