DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa has assured embattled Deputy President Rigathi of support from the Azimio coalition faction led by the Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka.
Speaking on Thursday, September 26, 2024, in Nyeri County during the memorial service for the 21 Endarasha Hillside Academy pupils killed in the school fire, Wamalwa said they are aware of the purported plot to impeach Gachagua.
Wamalwa went on to warn individuals behind the said scheme that the residents of Mount Kenya have friends of goodwill from other regions who will support and defend them.
Additionally, the DAP-K leader asserted that they will stand in solidarity with the residents of Mt Kenya when the need comes.
“Your excellency tulikua tumepata fununu kidogo na Waswahili wanasema lisemwalo lipo lisipokua laja. Tumeanza kuskia kule Nyahururu kuna njama imepangwa,” Wamalwa said.
“Leo tuko hapa kwa moto wa Endarasha na wale ambaye wanapanga kuasha moto mlima huu nataka nimwaambie watu wa mlima, your excellency mlima huu una marafiki, mlima huu una marafiki, If the day comes when this mountain calls upon us, we will stand with you, you will not stand alone,” he added.
Wamalwa further disclosed that both Kalonzo and him are directly connected with the Mt Kenya region having worked closely with the late President Mwai Kibaki.
He added that their closeness with Kibaki has earned the region friends who are willing to stand with them.
“Ukiona huyu Kalonzo hapa, huku alikua rafiki wa Kibaki muhula wa pili, alikua makamo wa rais na ni rafiki wa huu mulima. Mukiona Wamalwa hapa mujue yakwamba muna marafiki,” Wamalwa stressed.
Impeachment plot
Wamalwa’s support comes after Gachagua confirmed a scheme to eject him from office through an impeachment.
In an explosive interview, Gachagua indicated that some MPs convened in Kitisuru at a house of a Cabinet Secretary where the impeachment plan was hatched.
He further claimed that money had been poured to MPs to sign the impeachment motion.
However, on Sunday, September 22, 2024, Gachagua warned his boss arguing that Mt Kenya people hate betrayal and an impeachment would mean he has betrayed them.
