How Gachagua is using Ruto's style book to win public support

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua adresses the press at his office in Mombasa where he blamed NIS for not advising President William Ruto following anti-Finance Bill demonstration by youths. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's abrasive politics bear a striking resemblance to the style deployed by President William Ruto when he was former President Uhuru Kenyatta's deputy.

Like Ruto, Gachagua has learned the art of taking credit out of government projects while disassociating himself from unpopular government decisions that may impede his political ambitions. He has at the same time learned playing the victim, a political strategy that has worked wonders as his popularity has accelerated recently in Mt Kenya region.