Gachagua Stop Whining – You Were Politically Inept, Not Betrayed 

This morning, I tuned into one of the Kikuyu vernacular radio stations, where none other than the disgraced, impeached former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was spewing his usual nonsense.

His obsession with 2027 continues as he builds castles in the air with imaginary arithmetic, desperately trying to convince himself—and his dwindling audience—that he still holds relevance. Instead of offering a single concrete proposal to improve the country, he was whining, advancing the tired rhetoric of ethnic polarization, and peddling his delusional sense of entitlement.

His bitterness toward President William Ruto is not about governance, development, or the people’s welfare—it is a selfish vendetta. Everything is about him. His lamentations are reminiscent of Tolkien’s portrayal of Smeagol’s obsession with the Ring, an all-consuming fixation that ultimately led to his downfall in the fiery chasms of Mount Doom.

Gachagua has always wanted a shortcut to power. Despite holding the privileged position of Deputy President, second in command, he was consumed by ambition and sought to undermine the very president under whom he served. This arrogance, among other reasons, led to his impeachment. After his unceremonious removal, he frantically clung to any leader willing to be seen in public with him, desperately trying to escape the political pariah status he had earned. Unfortunately, some leaders indulged him, pretending to forget his divisive and arrogant rhetoric, in which he likened the country to a private company where he held the highest shares—an utterly primitive and dangerous mindset.

His sudden willingness to “support Kalonzo,” “support Raila,” or “support a Luhya” is not rooted in ideology but in sheer desperation—the frantic flailing of a drowning man grasping at anything to stay afloat. But Kenyans see through this fraud. It is common knowledge that Gachagua was never a political heavyweight. His rise was a fluke, and his fall was inevitable. He was not betrayed; he was simply outmaneuvered because he never imagined impeachment was plausible. When it happened, he was caught off guard, shocked that his wings of notoriety had been clipped. He played checkers in a chess game, mistook political favors for entitlement, and arrogantly believed he was untouchable. Now, having been thrown out of power, he has become a professional crybaby, peddling self-pity and tribal victimhood as his only currency to stay relevant.

Gachagua wants the world to believe that his impeachment was part of some grand conspiracy, an orchestrated betrayal by the political elite. That is a blatant lie. He was not removed because he was too powerful—he was removed because he was an embarrassment and utterly incompetent. From day one, he behaved like a village elder stuck in a 1980s mindset, using the national platform to spew tribal entitlement rather than crafting policies. He made a mockery of the government with his reckless talk of “shareholding” in leadership, as if Kenya were a private family business. He antagonized the very system that put him in office, mistaking noise for influence. His own allies realized he was a liability. His removal was not a betrayal—it was a necessary political cleansing. The country had no more patience for a loud-mouthed, backward-thinking tribalist who contributed nothing but chaos.

Gachagua clings to the illusion that he commands the Mt. Kenya region, but that myth was shattered long ago. His self-proclaimed status as a regional kingpin never materialized and never will. He miscalculated his popularity, believing that his bitter rants had rallied the region behind him. Yet, when it mattered most, he stood alone. Even his own Mathira MP abandoned him during his impeachment. His brand of politics—built on victimhood and ethnic mobilization—is obsolete. Kenyans are done with leaders who think shouting the loudest is a substitute for vision. His so-called grassroots movement is nothing more than an echo chamber of bitter, disillusioned loyalists who refuse to accept that the world has moved on.

What exactly is Gachagua’s strategy? To keep threatening about 2027 for the next two years? To incite the region into believing they are “oppressed”? To pretend he is the messiah of a cause that does not exist? That is not leadership—it is political clownery. If he thinks bitterness and entitlement will hand him a shortcut to power, he is even more naive than we thought. The days of fear-mongering and tribal blackmail are over. Kenyans are looking for solutions, not sob stories from a failed leader obsessed with his own downfall.

The real reason Gachagua is bitter is simple: he gambled and lost. He thought he could strong-arm his way into controlling government, and when that failed, he retreated into self-victimization. But Kenyans are not fools. They see through his tricks. He was undone by his own arrogance, miscalculations, and political incompetence. It is time for him to face reality: his political career is in ruins. Every whining speech and media interview he gives only buries him deeper into irrelevance. If he has any dignity left, he should step aside, take his loss like a man, and let serious leaders move this country forward. Kenya will not mourn his political demise. His short-lived political era ended without a sequel.

By Fwamba NC Fwamba

Fwamba NC Fwamba is the Chairman of the National Alternative Leadership Forum