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Kithure Kindiki: Why I missed Ruto's unveiling of running mate Rigathi Gachagua

Tharaka Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki addressing journalists at Tamarind Hotel in Nairobi on May 16, 2022. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

Tharaka Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki has revealed why he was absent when Deputy President William Ruto unveiled Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate.

The DP announced at his Karen residence in Nairobi on Sunday, May 15 that he had picked Rigathi as his running mate after several hours of impasse over who between Kindiki and Rigathi should deputise him.

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