"Awache ujinga": Opposition MP says he would impeach Gachagua again

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- Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Arama has declared that he would vote to impeach Rigathi Gachagua again

- The Jubilee lawmaker accused the former deputy president of hypocrisy, saying Gachagua once urged him to join government but now criticises him for working with Kenya Kwanza leaders

- Arama also defended his cooperation with Governor Susan Kihika, insisting development should never be sacrificed for political battles

Political temperatures in Nakuru have escalated after Jubilee MP Samuel Arama launched a blistering attack on former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.

The Nakuru Town West lawmaker, who is allied to the United Opposition despite working closely with the Kenya Kwanza administration on development matters, said he has no regrets supporting Gachagua’s impeachment and would do it again if parliament had another chance.

Speaking during a public address, Arama questioned how President William Ruto managed to work with Gachagua for nearly two years, saying the former deputy president’s conduct had become increasingly confrontational.

“I am even wondering how Ruto stayed with this man for two years if this is the kind of person he was and this is how he behaved. If a motion were brought before Parliament today to impeach him again, I would support it. He is a very useless person. Let him stop this foolishness,” Arama said.

The outspoken MP also dismissed Gachagua’s criticism of leaders who continue working with the government, insisting that political differences between the former deputy president and UDA should not be dragged into his own leadership.

“He should know that we are also men. He is not more manly than the rest of us. If he has problems with UDA leaders he served with in government, let him not bring me into those problems because I do not know what transpired between them,” he said.

Arama recalls Gachagua’s advice before fallout

Arama revealed that before the dramatic fallout between Ruto and Gachagua, the former deputy president had personally urged him to abandon the opposition and join the government if he wanted development projects for Nakuru Town West.

According to Arama, Gachagua warned him that remaining in the opposition would make it difficult for his constituency to benefit from national government programmes.

“He told me to join the government, otherwise the issues affecting my constituency would never move the way I wanted. Why is it that after leaving government he now wants me to leave as well? I have not been impeached. I am still the elected MP, and I must work with Governor Susan Kihika for the benefit of my people,” he said.

The Jubilee legislator said he now finds it ironic that the same leader who once encouraged him to work with the Kenya Kwanza administration is now criticising him for maintaining ties with the government.

Gachagua accused Arama over Nakuru chaos

Arama’s remarks come days after Gachagua accused him of orchestrating violence during Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) rallies in Nakuru County.

The former deputy president alleged that Arama organised groups of goons who disrupted the opposition meetings, leaving several vehicles belonging to Gachagua’s allies vandalised during the chaos.

Arama has rejected the accusations, maintaining that he has no interest in disrupting political rallies and insisting that his focus remains on delivering development to Nakuru residents.

Source: TUKO.co.ke

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