Kindiki Reveals Details Of Secret Meetings With Rigathi Gachagua Prior To Impeachment

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has disclosed that he held private late-night meetings with his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua, offering counsel before Gachagua’s eventual impeachment from office.

Speaking on Saturday, August 15, 2026, while addressing Mount Kenya East leaders at a political event alongside Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku, Kindiki reflected on his efforts to mediate tensions within the executive branch while serving as Interior Cabinet Secretary.

Private Meetings and Warnings

Kindiki revealed that during his tenure in the Interior ministry, he repeatedly cautioned Gachagua about his political posture toward President William Ruto, urging him to maintain allegiance to safeguard his political future.

“I came to visit you many nights when I was the Interior Cabinet Secretary and told you to be loyal to the President so that in the future you could also be in his position,” Kindiki explained, stating that his advice was repeatedly dismissed. “But you despised me and told me I don’t know what I was saying. Now you are making noise from the outside.”

Kindiki warned that Gachagua’s political downfall stemmed from overconfidence and cautioned against further public confrontation

“Your overconfidence is what removed you from office, and I had told you. I do not want to be like you, do not push me to expose the secret of how I tried to help you.”

Exchange Over Regional Identity and Fraternity

The Deputy President’s remarks follow recent public statements by Gachagua, currently leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), who publicly distanced himself from Kindiki and requested that Kindiki cease referring to him as his “brother.”

Kindiki firmly rejected Gachagua’s attempt to dictate his terminology, grounding their shared identity in regional and cultural heritage rather than personal preference.

“I want to tell you this, Mr Rigathi: it is not upon you to tell me how I should call you… I call you my brother because the elders of the Kikuyu, Meru, Embu and Mbeere communities told me that we are one community. You are my brother by blood, not by choice,” Kindiki stated.

The exchange highlights the deepening political rift in Mount Kenya as key figures realign ahead of the upcoming electoral cycle.