Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has threatened to disclose what he claims are details of private, late-night meetings he allegedly held with his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua, before the former Deputy President was impeached.
Kindiki claimed he had kept a “dossier” of the discussions and warned Gachagua against pushing him further, suggesting he could make public what transpired during the meetings if the former Deputy President continued attacking him.
Speaking during a public event in Embu county, Kindiki claimed he had made several late-night visits to Gachagua while serving as Cabinet Secretary for Interior in an effort to help him avoid his eventual removal from office.
“Gachagua, I came to visit you many nights when I was Interior CS,” Kindiki claimed.
The Deputy President did not disclose the contents of the conversations but alleged that he had information about his attempts to intervene before Gachagua's impeachment.
“Do not push me to reveal how I tried to help you but you did not listen,” he claimed.
Kindiki's remarks came amid increasingly bitter exchanges between him and Gachagua, who has repeatedly criticised the Kenya Kwanza administration and accused the government of failing Kenyans.
The Deputy President claimed his predecessor was looking down upon him and warned that such conduct could have consequences.
“Stop looking down upon me. You keep thumping your chest,” Kindiki said.
He appeared to link Gachagua's alleged conduct to his removal from office, saying he did not want to adopt a similar approach.
“And it is that character of yours that got you removed from office, and I do not want to be like you,” he said.
Kindiki also sought to explain his continued reference to Gachagua as his “brother”, insisting that the description should not be interpreted as a sign of fear.
“When I call you my brother, it is not because I fear you, not that I love you so much,” he said.
Gachagua was removed from office in October 2024 after the National Assembly and Senate backed his impeachment.
He was succeeded by Kindiki, who was sworn in as Deputy President after the Supreme Court cleared the way for his appointment.
Since leaving office, Gachagua has increasingly positioned himself as an opponent of the Ruto administration and has accused the government of abandoning some of the promises made to Kenyans.
Kindiki's warning that he possesses a dossier on their private consultations could reignite the political battle between the two leaders, particularly as political activity intensifies ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The Deputy President, however, stopped short of revealing what was discussed during the meetings, leaving the contents of the alleged dossier unclear.
