{"id":124181,"date":"2025-11-05T11:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/cs-ruku-slams-gachagua-over-remarks-on-mt-kenya-leaders\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:05:12","slug":"cs-ruku-slams-gachagua-over-remarks-on-mt-kenya-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/cs-ruku-slams-gachagua-over-remarks-on-mt-kenya-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"CS Ruku Slams Gachagua Over Remarks on Mt Kenya Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EMBU, Kenya, Nov 5 \u2013 Embu County, Kenya \u2014 Public Service, Human Capital Development, and Special Programs Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has lashed out at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his recent remarks questioning the credibility of Mt Kenya leaders, terming them divisive and disrespectful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Mbeere North during an education empowerment tour that took him to Cieria, K\u00ecrie, Kab\u00f9bua, and Kanyuambora, CS Ruku said Gachagua\u2019s comments were \u201cuncalled for and unbecoming\u201d of a person who once held the country\u2019s second-highest office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no single leader in Mt Kenya who lacks credibility. All our leaders have merit, substance, and serve their people diligently. Those are not words expected from someone who claims to represent the interests of the mountain,\u201d Ruku stated.<\/p>\n<p>The CS accused the former Deputy President of hypocrisy, noting that he often associates publicly with the same leaders he now criticizes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet him not pretend to be the moral compass of the mountain. He walks and dines with leaders whose credibility is questionable, yet he dares to lecture others,\u201d Ruku said.<\/p>\n<p>Ruku emphasized that the Mt Kenya region already has a clear leadership framework under Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki, whom he hailed as a man of integrity and an accomplished scholar of international law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProf. Kindiki is an accomplished leader, well-educated, globally recognised, and highly respected. He is the one leading Mt Kenya leaders. The former Deputy President has no moral authority to question the credibility and substance of leaders who have worked tirelessly for their people,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>The CS urged Gachagua to abandon what he described as <em>\u201cdivisive politics\u201d<\/em> that could derail the region\u2019s unity and development agenda\u201cThe people of Mt Kenya will not entertain divisive politics anymore. We are focused on unity, development, and progress, not empty rhetoric meant to divide us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>CS Ruku later addressed a large rally at Kanyuambora Stadium in Mum\u00ecnj\u00ec and Evurore wards, near the homes of former Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti and former Attorney General and National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi \u2014 both of whom are backing the United Opposition candidate in the upcoming November 27 by-election.<\/p>\n<p>During the rally, residents vowed to reject the opposition candidate, citing remarks by Muturi advocating for the scrapping of NG-CDF bursaries. The crowd chanted in support of the government-backed UDA candidate, Leonard Wamuthende, pledging to rally behind President William Ruto\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Ruku expressed optimism that the ruling party would perform strongly in the upcoming by-elections across Mt Kenya, saying unity and development remain at the heart of the region\u2019s political strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Mbeere North are intelligent and development-oriented. They know who stands with them, and they will speak loudly through the ballot. Out of their love for President William Ruto and his government, they are backing the UDA candidate,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMBU, Kenya, Nov 5 \u2013 Embu County, Kenya \u2014 Public Service, Human Capital Development, and Special Programs Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has lashed out at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his recent remarks questioning the credibility of Mt Kenya leaders, terming them divisive and disrespectful. 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