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He maintained that he and the former Deputy President mutually respect each other.
Kiharu Lawmaker Ndindi Nyoro has denied that he and the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Leader Rigathi Gachagua have a strained relationship.
Speaking during an interview on Wednesday, September 16, Nyoro claimed that he and Gachagua were on good terms. He further disclosed that he has been in touch with the DCP Leader throughout his trip in the US.
He maintained that he and the former Deputy President mutually respect each other.
"Our relationship is okay; we even talk despite him being in the US. Whether he trusts me or not is a matter of the heart, and I have no instrument to measure that," he stated.
However, Kiharu Member of Parliament (MP) stated that there was a series of events in the past that proved that Gachagua trusted him. He said that for the ex-DP to hide in his house when the police were after him during retired President Uhuru Kenyatta's regime, he must have trusted him.
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"Gachagua himself came out and said in the media that he camped in my house when cops were after him. We have a 22-year age gap. When you see two people with such an age gap trusting each other in that manner, just know that they respect one another," he stated
Nyoro explained that the tension witnessed between him and a section of leaders affiliated with DCP was normal political competition because they acknowledged his influence in the region. He maintained that the heated exchange had stopped.
"The issues I am facing in Opposition from five leaders who come from one party. But I have seen that they have stopped their attacks and there is no reason to go after someone who has already given up," the MP added.
He vowed to work together with all leaders in the United Opposition, and even welcomed rival parties to the People's Party of Kenya (PPK) rallies across the country.
The MP dismissed allegations that he was a mole after politicians questioned why his rallies were not invaded by goons or unarmed individuals who lobbed tear gas canisters at crowds.
He explained that attacks are not a measure of a leader's trustworthiness, and warned politicians against celebrating disrupted rallies. Nyoro maintained that for the sake of Kenyans, it was necessary for all political gatherings to be peaceful.
The lawmaker further downplayed the notion that he is being sponsored, stating that he had taken time to adequately prepare for his campaigns.
"We had planned ourselves for the next three months. After that, the activities of the party will be sponsored by the aspirants, he added.
Nyoro's sentiments came amid a prolonged, heated exchange between him and some leaders in DCP, after they accused him of being President William Ruto's mole.
