Dorcas Rigathi Reveals the Last Time She Had Conversation With Rachel Ruto

Rev Dorcas Rigathi has opened up on her relationship with First Lady Rachel Ruto, saying the two have not spoken since her husband, Rigathi Gachagua, was impeached as Deputy President, but she still considers her a friend.

Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV’s Sunday Live with Jeff Koinange on November 15, 2026, Dorcas said the last time she and the First Lady communicated was before the impeachment. She did not harbour bitterness over the silence. “She’s still my friend. I pray for her,” she said.

The remarks offer a rare glimpse into the personal side of one of the most dramatic political fallouts in Kenya’s recent history.

During and after the 2022 General Election, the two women were seen as close friends, and their bond mirrored the working relationship between their husbands, President William Ruto and Gachagua, who ran on the Kenya Kwanza ticket and went on to form government together.

That closeness did not survive the political storm that followed. Gachagua fell out with Ruto and was impeached as Deputy President in 2024, a development that upended the Mt Kenya political landscape and pushed him into the opposition.

The breakdown between the two principals appears to have spilled over into the relationship between their wives, with communication between them stopping around the time the impeachment process began.

By saying she still prays for Rachel Ruto, Dorcas struck a conciliatory tone at a time when the political rivalry between Gachagua and the President’s camp remains sharp.

Her words are likely to be read by many as an attempt to separate personal bonds from political battles, even as her husband continues to criticise the Ruto administration ahead of the 2027 General Election.

The interview, themed around her redefining herself after her husband’s impeachment, also saw her speak about faith, family and resilience, as well as life beyond the Second Lady title. She also addressed Oscar Sudi’s “Mr Dorcas” remarks and spoke of her regret at no longer being able to do the magnitude of work she used to do for the boy child.

Her comments on Rachel Ruto add another human dimension to a political feud that has so far been defined by harsh public exchanges between leaders and their allies.

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