President William Ruto has hit back at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over recent remarks about his weight loss.

Speaking in Cheptais, Mt. Elgon, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, the Head of State urged his former deputy to focus on fitness, quipping that Gachagua’s ‘big belly’ could be behind his struggles to stay awake during official meetings.

“Kwanza nawaambia baadhi yenu mwende gym; acheni kula chakula kingi. Matumbo yamejaa hadi vichwa vinakaribia kupasuka. Mnalala kwenye mikutano hata mchana,” Ruto said.

Loosely translate,“I want to ask these people to go to the gym. Stop eating too much, your stomach will burst. You even fall asleep during meetings,” said Ruto.

United Opposition Agendas

The President also slammed the united opposition, saying they are focused on him instead of telling Kenyans their agenda.

He said that the opposition do not have any agendas other than discussing him in all events.

“Hawa watu wa upinzani hawana mipango. Mmesikia jana wakikubali kuwa hawana ajenda , eti kwamba mpango wao pekee ni William Ruto, Wapinzani if you want us to go there, you will regret,” Ruto said.

“These opposition people have no plans. You heard them yesterday admitting that they have no agenda that their only plan is William Ruto. Opposition, if you want us to go there, you will regret it,” Ruto said.

Gachagua on Ruto’s lost weight

On Monday, March 16, 2026, during the funeral of Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang’wah’s mother, Gachagua trolled President Ruto, claiming that he has lost weight because the opposition is giving him sleepless nights.

He teased that the United Opposition had managed to get into the President’s psyche with the constant criticism of the Kenya Kwanza administration. Gachagua said that the opposition has managed to get into the President’s psyche with the constant criticism of the Kenya Kwanza administration.

“The good thing is that even with all that money, he does not sleep. You can even see how much weight he has lost. He has billions but cannot get rest