Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during a meeting in Embu with Mt. Kenya East Council of Elders comprising Njuri Ncheke, Nyangi Ndiriri, Ngome, Kiama kia Muembu and Kiama kia Ma from Isiolo, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Embu and Mwea/DPCS

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.