Gachagua says Ruto paid his PA Ksh20M to betray him
Months after President William Ruto came out revealing that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua demanded Ksh10 billion to fix Mt Kenya politics, the former second-in-command has again hit back at his former boss.
In a fiery speech delivered on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Kagio Holy Spirit Church in Kirinyaga, Gachagua slammed Ruto, saying he orchestrated betrayal within his inner circle.
Gachagua claimed Ruto paid his personal assistant Ksh20 million and an advisor Ksh10 million to betray him.
“Unajua huyu Ruto alilipa my PA 20 million akanisaliti, niko na advisor hapo akamlipa 10 million akanisaliti. Nilikuwa na officers wawili akawalipa pesa wakinisaliti,” Gachagua said on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Translation: “You know, this Ruto paid my personal assistant Ksh20 million to betray me. I had an advisor, he paid him Ksh10 million to betray me. I had two officers, he paid them money to betray me.”
However, the former DP did not say when it happened and did not authoritatively mention the PA in question, and by the time of this publication, Ruto had not responded to Gachagua’s claims.
Defends Pastor Dorcas
Gachagua also passionately defended his wife, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, whom he called his pillar.
“Nikitaka kutembea na Pastor Dorcas, nitembee na yeye. Nikitaka kutembea kivyangu, nitembee kivyangu. Wewe Rais tembea vile unataka. Watu yako watembee vile wanataka. Wale wako na mabibi nne waamue kama watatembea na wote pamoja ama moja moja. But do not interfere with mine. Muwachane na mambo ya familia ya mtu,” Gachagua said.
“Wangetaka nitembee peke yangu ndio wapate mahali pa kunitegea,” he added.
Translation: “If I want to walk with Pastor Dorcas, I’ll walk with her. If I want to go my own way, I’ll do so. You, President, live as you wish. Let your people do as they please. Those with four wives can decide whether to walk with all of them together or one at a time. But do not interfere with my life. Leave people’s family matters alone. They wanted me to walk alone so they could find a way to trap me.”
Gachagua suggested attempts to isolate him were a ploy to make him vulnerable, noting his wife supports him by carrying his water and food.
On the same day, in Kakamega, President Ruto, speaking at Friends Comprehensive School in Kivaywa, took a sharp jab at the opposition, including Gachagua, accusing them of lacking a plan for Kenya.
“Hawa watu wengine, hawana mpango,” Ruto said. “And we cannot hand over to people hawana mpango, ati mpango yao ni Ruto must go. Ruto must go itakusaidia na nini? Hujui vile vijana wetu watapata kazi, hujui vile kilimo itaendelea, hujui vile watoto watasoma.”
Translation: “These other people have no plan, and we cannot hand over leadership to people without a plan, whose only agenda is Ruto must go. How will Ruto must go help you? You don’t know how our youth will get jobs, you don’t know how agriculture will progress, you don’t know how children will get an education.”
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Kenneth Mwenda
Kenneth Mwenda is a digital writer with over five years of experience. He graduated in February 2022 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from The Co-operative University of Kenya. He has written news and feature stories for platforms such as Construction Review Online, Sports Brief, Briefly News, and Criptonizando. In 2023, he completed a course in Digital Investigation Techniques with AFP. He joined K24 Digital in May 2025. For inquiries, he can be reached at [email protected].
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