President William Ruto's reception in Nyanza, Raila Odinga's response, and the indirect contradiction regarding his deputy's narrative of Kenya as a shareholding entity should trouble Rigathi Gachagua to politically self-censor.
It should dawn on DP Gachagua that support from Luo Nyanza is always sweeter to Kenya's presidents than from 'friendly' regions. That is why whenever President Ruto contradicts Gachagua's political stand, a quick apology by the DP can help extend his political life expectancy.
President Ruto used Gachagua's long-standing narrative that Kenya is a corporate entity where some Kenyans have more political shares than others to endear the lakeside residents. To survive politically, the DP must apologise to his boss.
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