DP Kindiki Goes After Gachagua Over 'Soprano' Remarks

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has hit back at DCP Party leader Rigathi Gachagua over repeatedly mocking his voice. 

In a statement on Sunday, August 16, Kindiki accused Gachagua of lacking meaningful contributions to politics, policy and leadership. 

“Mr Rigathi, talking about my voice is the only contribution your emptiness and incompetence can make in matters of politics, policy and leadership,” Kindiki wrote. 

The Deputy President said he will not be drawn into a personal exchange with his predecessor or discuss his physical structure. 

“You can mock my voice all you want. But I won’t stoop to your lowly level by trying to respond or by discussing your not-so-great anatomy,” Kindiki stated. 

At the same time, Kindiki said he will not allow Gachagua to mislead Mt Kenya residents through political slogans and chants.

“I will not allow you to mislead the people of Mount Kenya with your useless slogans and chants. I like the way you underestimate me,” he said. 

DP Kindiki also dismissed Gachagua’s claims that he interfered with his efforts to address illicit alcohol in Mt Kenya. 

Kindiki said his focus while serving as the Interior Cabinet Secretary was on security.  

“As Interior Minister during the two years of your colorless tenure, I never involved myself in politics even for a day. 

“ I wasn’t bothered with your activities, so stop lying that I overruled you in matters of alcohol that you were purportedly resolving,” he said. 

Further, Kindiki said he advised Gachagua to repair his relationship with President William Ruto, but he ignored his advice and dismissed him. 

“I let you be, but I refused to join you in sabotaging a Government we had formed. I told you if you chose to leave, the rest of us would be left to push for the public interest which had motivated us to form Government- our roads, markets, electricity, coffee and milk prices,” Kindiki claimed. 

The Deputy President’s response comes after Gachagua consistently mocked his voice and referred to him as ‘Soprano’. 

On Sunday, Gachagua alleged that Kindiki was being used to interfere with efforts to address the alcohol in Mt Kenya.

The former DP also accused his successor of trying to split the Mt Kenya region into east and west blocks. 

“You cannot be my brother when you are dividing the Mt Kenya region. You cannot be my brother when you are joining others to send poisonous alcohol to kill my people. 

“If you want to be my brother, stop dividing the mountain,” Gachagua told Kindiki.