Ruto funded deputy president office for 4 years - Gachagua

Gachagua claims that Ruto fueled GK cars and bought tea for his office for four years after the government cut off funding during his feud with former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Gachagua, speaking at a media round table on Sunday, blamed the then-Treasury CS, Ukur Yatani, and the then-State House Comptroller, Kinuthia Mbugua.

According to DP Gachagua, the duo cut off all funding to DP Ruto's office at the direction of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta.

According to Gachagua, without a budget, Ruto was forced to pay all bills related to the operation of his office out of his own pocket.

According to Gachagua, Ruto footed all the bills, from electricity bills to tea for staffers, and even paid allowances to staffers accompanying him on trips across the country.

"President William Ruto, then deputy president, used his own money to fuel GK cars," DP Gachagua said.

"For four years, he bought tea for his office, for four years , he paid electricity bills for his office," 

According to DP Gachagua, during the 'dying hours' of Uhuru's presidency, the former Head of State pushed the controller of budget, CS Yatani, to pay Ksh.15 billion in twenty-six minutes.

"We shall give you details of how this money was stolen," DP Gachagua added. 

DP Gachagua also addressed reports that he had written to the then-Treasury CS, requesting an additional Sh1.1 billion for cars, travel, and refreshments during the interview.

"Even if he had requested, he had not stolen the money a request is just a request, but in this matter, no request was made from my office," he added. 

"It is the State House comptroller who made that request in an attempt to undo the damage they had done to William Ruto to save their face,"