Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told off critics saying that he is focused on delivering on his roles. https://rb.gy/1y2ky0
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00:00 And let me say for the avoidance of doubt, I have only one focus as regards to Gashagua
00:07 Deputy President and no other. I am focused in only one thing, assisting President William Ruto
00:16 to succeed and nothing else. I'm not there.
00:21 I'm not there. Even when you hit a car, you try to demoralize me.
00:27 You know, they go, they park, they take money out, there are people called Infotrack.
00:32 They say, "Deputy President has been given this, that's what kills me."
00:37 Me? I'm a fish in a pond. I'm here.
00:41 Even when they try, you know, people are trying to get me out of that job.
00:49 I'm focused and I cannot lose focus.
01:02 And in this administration, I have no other agenda.
01:05 My agenda is only one and none, and no other.
01:09 To make sure that I assist President William Ruto succeed in the economic transformation of this republic.
01:17 And I'm not from there.
01:20 Those who want to succeed President William Ruto, go ahead.
01:24 No, no, we want him to succeed.
01:27 Those who want to succeed him, let us allow him to succeed, then you can succeed him.
01:32 You understand? So we must allow him to succeed.
01:36 And I'm asking now,
01:39 young man, William Ruto has been elected,
01:44 he has nine years to go.
01:48 You are talking about succeeding him?
01:51 You want to be a high-ranking official?
01:57 Surely, you people, what is the problem?
02:02 President has just been elected.
02:04 You are not one?
02:07 People are saying that I will succeed him in 2032.
02:14 First, it is disrespectful to the president.
02:17 That is disrespecting the president.
02:20 Now, the president has been elected, just last year.
02:24 He is here, he is settling down, he is preparing for his job.
02:26 You are saying that I will be elected in nine years.
02:29 Who is telling you that you will be elected?
02:32 How do you know?
02:33 Nine years is a very long time.
02:37 Number two, it is also being very insensitive to the people of Kenya.
02:43 The people of Kenya today do not want to hear about positions and elections.
02:48 They want to hear about the elections.
02:51 How long will the steamers be built?
02:53 Right?
02:54 How much water will we get? That is the conversation.
02:58 I want to ask our leaders, please, especially in Kenya,
03:01 please, let's focus on helping the president succeed.
03:07 And if you have ambition and you want to succeed him, which is okay,
03:11 and it is fair, and there is no problem,
03:14 don't tell him to wait until 2027,
03:18 and then tell him to build the way he wants.
03:22 But for now, surely,
03:26 it is being very rude to the people of Kenya.
03:30 It is being very insensitive to the people of Kenya
03:33 to talk about succession.
03:36 Let us talk about service delivery.
03:38 That is the important thing right now.
03:40 We have met with people from BOMET.
03:43 Or do you want people to talk about the 2022 elections?
03:46 Thank you.
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