'35 cows will be slaughtered:’ Gachagua says Nyeri residents ready to swear in Ruto if elected president

Kenya Kwanza running mate Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that preparations to swear in the coalition’s presidential flagbearer William Ruto in Nyeri County after the August elections are already in top gear.

Gachagua, who made the remarks on Tuesday during the burial of his elder brother, alleged that the area residents are ready for a DP Ruto presidency.

The Mathira Member of Parliament, on a light note, also told the DP that a committee has already been formed to oversee his coronation at the Sagana State Lodge should he win the presidential polls.

“Hawa wamesema watakupigia kura lakini hawataki kuja Nairobi ukiapishwa, wanasema wafunguliwe State Lodge na kuwekwe runinga. Hata kuna kamati imetengenezwa,” he said.

“Wamesema ng’ombe ya kuchinjwa ni 35 na mbuzi na mchele na soda, ata wameweka mtu wa vote of thanks tayari. Kwa hivyo sisi sherehe tutafanyia hapa.”

Gachagua also urged the Kenya Kwanza frontman to form a cordial relationship with the people of Nyeri County and the larger Mt. Kenya region should he emerge victorious at the August polls.

The MP alleged that President Uhuru Kenyatta fell short when it came to forming binding relationships with the people of Nyeri during his presidency despite occasionally frequenting the Sagana State Lodge.

According to Gachagua, the Head of State would only secretly and briefly visit the lodge then return to Nairobi without interacting with locals who he said played a vital role in securing President Kenyatta the top seat during the 2013 and 2017 General Elections.

“Your excellency (DP Ruto), kwa sababu utachaguliwa tunakuomba any one time unakuja hapa State Lodge unafungua milango unapika chakula, watu wanakuja huko wanakula, wanakuambia kwaheri  na wanaenda,” he said.

“Hiyo haijafanyika. Uhuru ni wetu na ni wa hapa lakini kwa miaka kuni hakuna mtu amefunguliwa hiyo milango.”