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Former Deputy President and Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua during a political rally at Mulu Mutisya grounds in Machakos town on May 30, 2025. [John Muia, Standard]
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has faulted President William Ruto on his deafening silence over allegations of invasion of parts of Northern Kenya by foreign troops.
In a press statement on Wednesday at his Democracy for the Citizens Party headquarters in Nairobi, Gachagua said the sovereignty of the country is "under siege from foreign forces," accusing his former boss of being "too timid and compromised" to defend it, terming his inaction a policy misstep and national betrayal.
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