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On Monday, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua apologized to former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta raising speculation of a possible truce between him and retired President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Gachagua, while speaking in a roundtable interview with journalists from the Mt Kenya region, said that the political activities that swept the entire country ahead of the 2022 elections, led some of the politicians to lose respect for the former First Lady.
The DP Gachagua also stated that he is open to a potential meeting with Uhuru to end the political animosity that saw the two fall out in the buildup to the 2022 presidential election.
Gachagua revealed that he and the former Head of State had been friends for seventeen years but fell out for two years before the 2022 election when he started supporting President Ruto.
The Deputy President urged the Mount Kenya Region to embrace unity amidst disunity talks within the region.
Do you think Uhuru and Gachagua are likely to bury their hatchet ahead of the 2027 elections?
Meanwhile, here are the stories making headlines on Opera News today:
Uhuru, Gachagua Expected to Share Podium in Muranga
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President Hon Riggy G are expected to share a podium during the much-anticipated reconciliation event in the coming days should the Kenyatta family accept the latest public apology by the second in command.
According to the Agikuyu Council of elders Wachira Kiano, in the tradition of the Kikuyu community, both the aggrieved and the aggressor must present themselves and slaughter a goat to signify that they are new buddies now.
Gachagua Reacts to Karua, Kioni Limuru Event
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has finally responded to invitations from Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua and Jubilee party secretary general Jeremiah Kioni over the planned Limuru III meeting.
As relayed by a report covered in Tuesday’s Standard publication, the second in command called on Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua and Jeremiah Kioni to first consult him.
Crisis at KRA Over Jobs Freeze
A court order barring Kenya Revenue Authority from hiring is threatening to paralyse its operations and undermine revenue collection.
KRA now finds itself in the middle of a human resource storm as contracts for over 50 senior managers are expiring, and the taxman is unable to renew their deals or hire replacements following the High Court judgment.