Tuesday twenty fifth February, 2025 06:44 PM|
Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi has hit out at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his remarks that the world seat is vacant.
Gachagua made the remarks whereas showing on a neighborhood TV station on Monday, February 24, 2025.
During the interview, he revealed sharing together with his son to contest the world MP place which he beforehand held earlier than changing into Kenya’s second deputy president.
Moreover, Gachagua disclosed canvassing together with his different son to run within the Lang’ata seat in the identical capability. Lang’ata is the ex-DP’s residential residence in Nairobi.
His feedback on Mathira appeared to have struck a vein with the incumbent probing his predecessor to expound on what he meant by saying the seat is vacant.
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Wamumbi additional displayed his readiness to face off with the DP’s son within the coming election which is 2 and half years within the offing.
“H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH confirmed last evening that his son will be vying for the Mathira seat. I welcome him for a competition, it’s an open field. Previous mushene had indicated that his wife was to vie for Governor Nyeri (Dynasty),” Wamumbi acknowledged.
“Unasema kiti ya mathira iko vacant kwani wewe ni mungu? Ama unanipangia aje?” Wamumbi quizzed.
The entrance of Gachagua’s son in Mathira parliamentary race is more likely to additional stir the adversarial relationship between the MP and his predecessor.
Gachagua- Wamumbi ties
Despite hailing from the identical area and constituency of Mathira, Wamumbi has had a quite frosty relationship with Gachagua.
The two shared an in depth bond after and earlier than the 2022 elections. Gachagua’s affect noticed Wamumbi’s political journey take the following step as he earned the UDA occasion parliamentary ticket.
The potential fallout between the pair got here moments earlier than Gachagua’s impeachment in 2024.
The MP got here out publicly to state he urged the then second-in-command to stay in the government. His pleas have been nonetheless not heeded and was among the many lawmakers who endorsed the ouster of the previous DP on the peak of the impeachment movement.
Wamumbi has since remained to be an ally of President William Ruto in a stark distinction with Gachagua’s stance.