Pure lies: Ruku denies Gachagua ever set foot in his grandma’s Mbeere home

Aloys Michael 19th November, 2025 03:11 PM

Caption:Pure lies: Ruku denies Gachagua ever set foot in his grandma’s Mbeere home. VIDEO/K24TV

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has scoffed at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over viral claims that he had breakfast at his grandmother’s house.

Speaking on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, during a rally in Mbeere, Ruku claimed that both of his parents and his grandmother are deceased.

Also watch: Mbeere North by-election showdown

“Riggy G wewe unadanganya wakenya ati umeingia kwa nyanya yangu kukunywa chai. Mimi sina mama sina baba na nyanya yangu sikumuona hata na macho,” he said.

This comes amid heightened tensions in the area as Gachagua campaigns for the Democratic Party (DP) Candidate Newton Karish, and the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) team campaigns for Leonard Muthende to succeed Ruku in the Mbeere North constituency by-elections.

DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua interacting with residents in Mbeere North.PHOTO/@rigathi/X

On Monday, November 17, 2025, Gachagua made an early morning stroll in Mbeere North, visiting homes in a door-to-door type of campaign.

When the photos went viral, rumours soon started spreading that one of the homes he visited was Ruku’s grandmother’s.

Mbeere North is among the jurisdictions where byelections are to take place on November 27, 2025. As such, politicians from all divides have been upping their campaigns in the area, in support of their preferred candidates.

Also watch: Gachagua intensifies door-to-door campaign in Mbeere North

UDA’s Muthende and DP’s Newton Karish are the two top candidates in the two-horse race, backed by opposing sides, both employing their own strategies to win the voters, including engaging the voters on a personal level.

Both Kindiki and Gachagua have vowed to camp in the area until after the polls.

Deputy President Kindiki Kithure. PHOTO/@Kindikikithure/X

Gachagua, whose candidate from the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) dropped out to support former Public Service CS Justin Muturi’s DP candidate, has been leading the campaign team for Karish, alongside other United Opposition leaders.

On the other hand, the UDA team, led by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and CS Ruku, has been campaigning for Muthende.

Also watch: CS Ruku accuses Gachagua of buying ID cards in UDA’s Mbeere North strongholds

Kindiki has squarely positioned himself at the forefront of the Mbeere North parliamentary by-election in what is shaping into a titanic battle with his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua.

As the by-election approaches, their confrontation has transformed the local contest into a high-stakes battle that could redefine political dynamics in Mt Kenya region, with neither side acceding to any iota of a loss.