In a strongly worded statement posted on X, Gachagua accused the President of relying on what he described as an outdated political script of making promises and memorising the names of local villages and roads to win over voters.
Addressing Ruto ahead of his planned engagements in Kisii and Nyamira counties, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader claimed that the President had little to show for his administration’s development record in the region.
“Mr Six Months, your lies and deception can no longer fool the people of Kenya. Not a minute more, ndugu,” Gachagua stated.
“Yesterday, I called you out for going to cheat my cousins in the Gusii Nation. Even tomorrow, I know the lies you are going to spread. The only thing you are doing is an old script of memorizing names of villages and roads in Kisii and Nyamira.”
Gachagua claimed that the government had failed to deliver key infrastructure projects, including roads, water, electricity and an airport, despite what he described as promises made during the 2022 election period.
“In four years, you have done nothing for them. No roads, no water, no electricity, no airport, nothing. ZERO!” he declared.
The former Deputy President further ridiculed the President’s political messaging, arguing that references to him could not substitute for tangible development projects.
“RiggyG is not a road in Kisii or Nyamira. Rigathi is not a water project. Gachagua is not an airport. The truthful man is not a rural electrification project,” he said.
He also accused Ruto of repeatedly launching the same cancer hospital project, claiming that he had personally attended two of the launch events.
“Maybe you should re-launch the cancer hospital you have launched five times, two of them in my presence,” Gachagua remarked.
Turning his attention to the 2027 elections, Gachagua warned the President against interfering with DCP aspirants, invoking the political contest in Olkalou as a preview of what he intends to replicate across the country.
“Leave DCP aspirants alone, or you will get another egg in the face, just like when you tried to con the widow and children of my late brother, Governor Gachagua,” he stated.
“I told you in advance that I would teach you real politics. The half dose I gave you in Olkalou was just a dress rehearsal.”
Gachagua vowed to deploy what he termed a more aggressive political strategy in the August 10, 2027 General Election, predicting that the President would struggle to retain power.
“I am preparing the full dose to administer intravenously on 10th August 2027. You will not believe the lethargy. It will be cruel, fast and furious,” he warned.
“We shall apply a double Olkalou template in all 290 constituencies across the country. You will have no escape route to rig the elections, intimidate any public servant, or misuse our police service or any state agency.”
The former Deputy President further claimed that dissatisfaction among public servants over their salaries and access to medical care would translate into electoral opposition against Ruto.
He alleged that government employees were increasingly frustrated by their payslips and challenges accessing healthcare, predicting that they would express their grievances through the ballot.
“Every time they look at their payslips or try to access medical care, they vow to retaliate at the ballot on 10th August 2027,” he claimed.
