Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday made his first public appearance amid rumours of a split within the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition.
Gachagua attended a church service at Endarasha Catholic Church in Kieni constituency, Nyeri county.
His appearance comes after days of speculation, where he has been conspicuously missing from key state functions, with speculation rife that he has fallen out with President William Ruto.
The speculation became even more intense when Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen and Opposition Leader Raila Odinga saw off Uganda President Yoweri Museveni during his three day state visit to Kenya.
President Ruto was in Rwanda when Museveni left the country. It was expected that at least DP Gachagua would see Museveni off.
The DP was also missing during the tree planting holiday as Ruto and other government officials spearheaded the exercise in various parts of the country.
Gachagua who is known to be active in state events and especially being around Ruto has kept off, with even his social media accounts going quiet.
Also, the happenings around the Limuru III meeting fuelled further the speculation around the alleged fallout within Kenya Kwanza.
Lately, Gachagua has been the proponent of the one man, one vote, one shilling campaign by a section of Mt. Kenya leaders. Those who attended Limuru III insisted on this, blasting Ruto for allegedly neglecting the Mt. Kenya region who overwhelmingly supported him during the 2022 election.
The Limuru III meeting saw the formation of the Haki Coalition, whose leaders say will help chat the way forward for the people of the mountain.
