Kuria slams Gachagua after referring to Chama Cha Kazi as a “wheelbarrow”

Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has slammed former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, saying that he is a dangerous person. 

In a message on X, Kuria was responding to Gachagua’s earlier remarks referring to his party, Chama Cha Kazi, as a “wheelbarrow”. 

He insisted that while he did not support President William Ruto’s re-election, he is for it now.

The former CS said Gachagua had messed up with the wrong person and that from now on, he will 'deal with him'.

“Ni mimi na wewe going forward. I was not Tutam. I am from today. You are more dangerous than William Ruto,” Kuria said. 

Gachagua who spoke at the funeral of late Alice Wangari Gakuya, mother to James Gakuya MP Embakasi North, at Makomboki Primary School, Kigumo in Murang'a County, called on leaders and voters in the Mt Kenya region to remain united, warning that political divisions weaken the region’s bargaining power ahead of future elections.

Gachagua urged residents to reject emerging political outfits and maintain a single, collective political position. 

“Let’s not be divided. We must remain as one. Our votes are only useful to this region when it is in one basket and once we have made a decision we never go back,” he said.

The former deputy president argued that fragmentation through small political parties would only serve external interests, claiming such parties are used as tools to dilute the region’s influence. 

He singled out parties associated with former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria, former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo and Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri.

“He (William Ruto) will bring many wheelbarrows here. Small parties like that one owned by Moses Kuria, William Kabogo and Mwangi Kiunjuri. Aren’t those wheelbarrows?” Gachagua posed to the crowd, drawing applause from supporters.

Gachagua also warned residents against new political formations allegedly being planned within Murang’a County, urging them to reject what he termed political traps. 

“There’s another one being made here in Murang’a but don’t accept them,” he said.

His remarks come amid heightened political activity in the Mt Kenya region, where leaders aligned to different camps have intensified mobilisation efforts following shifting alliances and internal realignments. The region, which commands a significant voting bloc, is widely seen as a key battleground in upcoming electoral contests.

Gachagua maintained that unity remains the region’s strongest asset, insisting that collective decision-making gives Mt Kenya leverage in national politics. 

He cautioned that once the region splinters, its ability to negotiate for development and representation diminishes.