NAIROBI, Kenya July 21 \u2013 Former President William Ruto\u2019s Senior Economic Advisor, Moses Kuria, has spoken out on the growing political feud between the Head of State\u2019s allies and his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua, urging leaders to keep families out of their battles.<\/p>\n
Kuria in a tweet on Monday criticized National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung\u2019wah for targeting Gachagua\u2019s wife, Pastor Dorcas, in recent remarks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Rigathi Gachagua said that President Ruto asked him not to tag along his spouse to the National Prayer Breakfast because Mama Rachael was not there, I called him out on national TV for pettiness. By the same vein, Kimani Ichung\u2019wah is grossly out of order for dragging Pastor Dorcas Rigathi into the mud only because of her husband,\u201d Kuria wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince the next phase of this war will be vicious and bloody, let us have our version of the Geneva Convention. KEEP FAMILIES OUT OF POLITICS!\u201d<\/p>\n
Kuria\u2019s statement follows Ichung\u2019wah\u2019s controversial comments made on Sunday, July 20, 2025, where he alleged that Pastor Dorcas was involved in an extramarital affair with a bishop.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuyu amekaliwa na bibi. Mwanaume amekaliwa na bibi ataambia nini wanaume wenzake?\u201d Ichung\u2019wah said during a rally, implying that Gachagua was a \u201cweak man controlled by his wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Loosely translated: \u201cThis man is controlled by his wife. What advice can such a man give to other men?\u201d) Ichung\u2019wah said during the rally.<\/p>\n
The remarks sparked public backlash, with a section of Kenyans condemning the Majority Leader\u2019s attack as \u201cdeeply personal and inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n
The controversy comes after Gachagua, in a church service on June 15, 2025, alleged that President Ruto previously barred him from attending state functions with his wife whenever First Lady Rachel Ruto was absent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had taken our seats when someone from protocol came and said, \u2018Since Mama Rachael is not attending, Pastor Dorcas must leave.\u2019 I said, \u2018This is too much. You\u2019ve done this many times. No, she won\u2019t leave. Tell the President to leave instead,\u2019\u201d Gachagua recounted.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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