“Leave My Men Alone” Ruto Fires at Gachagua Over Criticism Against Nyoro, Osoro, Ichungw’ah~Video

President William Ruto has turned his attention to Rigathi Gachagua this morning, asking the former Deputy President to stop what he has described as constant attacks on a group of rising leaders.

The remarks have come to light through the President’s live broadcast on his official Facebook page, together with a video clip that A.M Media has shared online.

Ruto has spoken on the third day of his Kisii tour, where he has addressed hundreds of residents who have gathered in Bonchari for the launch of the Kenyoro SDA-Riana Market-Kerina Road.

Between the cheers, he has paused to speak directly about Gachagua, and the crowd has followed closely.

According to the President, Gachagua has gone after several leaders, among them Ndindi Nyoro, Methu, Osoro, Kimani Ichung’wah and Cheruiyot.

Ruto has asked him to stop, and he has used the line “Leave my men alone” to make his point plain.

The President has explained that these young leaders and Members of Parliament have shown abilities the country will need in the years ahead.

He has argued that they have yet to finish learning the ropes of leadership, and that they have earned room to grow instead of being cut down along the way.

Ruto has also cautioned Gachagua against intimidating leaders. He has said the habit has not been limited to one camp, and that it has touched people in the Opposition as well as those serving in government. In his view, such pressure has done little to help the politics of the country.

The exchange has added a sharper edge to a tour that has otherwise focused on development. Ruto has spent the past three days moving through Kisii, commissioning projects and meeting residents, and he has been joined at the venue by Governor Simba Arati, Cabinet Secretaries and local MPs.

Gachagua has not yet responded to the President’s remarks, at least not in the material that has surfaced so far.

Political watchers have often followed the war of words between the two leaders closely, and this latest exchange has already started to draw reactions online from many quarters.

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