On Monday, December 23, national dailies reported extensively on the ongoing attacks on the former vice president Rigathi Gachagua against the administration of President William Ruto.
Source: UGC
Newspapers also reported the President's remarks William Ruto regarding the planned operation of the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
1. Daily Nation
The publication reported on former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua continuing to attack the administration of President William Ruto.
Speaking in Nakuru county on Sunday, December 22, Gachagua accused Ruto of betraying Mt Kenya region despite getting millions of votes from the region.
Gachagua dared to return to the area and tell the people why he betrayed them despite many votes for him in 2022.
According to Gachagua, since his removal from power, the president has avoided visiting some areas of Mount Kenya.
“I have seen that President Ruto has decided to avoid visiting parts of Mount Kenya, he had said he would come but I hear he has postponed those visits to next year, he should come and answer some questions from the people. until you vote for them, they are waiting for you, to ask difficult questions,” Gachagua said.
2. The Standard
The newspaper reported on the ongoing investigation after three suspects robbed two travelers who were heading to Mombasa from Nairobi.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation, the two were waiting for a coastal bus in the Mlolongo area when a private car appeared and gave them a lift.
They agreed and got into the car which later turned out to be the bandits'.
“After boarding the car, the passengers who turned into robbers when they arrived at Simba Cement, Athi River, took out knives and held them hostage. The victims were blindfolded and tied with ropes before being searched and their property stolen,” information from DCI it read.
According to the police, one of the victims, a man from Kiambu town, was robbed of KSh 340,000. This was after the robbers accessed his bank accounts through M-banking programs and another KSh 20,000 from his bank account. M-Money.
National Today
A Kiswahili publication about former vice president Rigathi Gachagua claims that the re-emergence of illegal alcohol consumption in Mount Kenya is a deliberate and malicious plan by the government.
Speaking in a church in Naivasha on Sunday, December 22, Gachagua claimed that the deaths of young people linked to the use of illegal alcohol are part of President William Ruto's plan to reduce the population of Mount Kenya for political reasons.
He was referring to the tragic events in Nakuru, Kirinyaga and Embu, where people died after drinking dangerous alcohol.
The former vice president claimed that Ruto was unhappy with his efforts to end the problem of alcohol consumption in Mount Kenya, saying that was one of the reasons for their split.
According to Gachagua, the president has now allowed illegal brewers to operate freely in Mount Kenya so that many young people in the area continue to have low self-esteem and fail to make the right decisions.
The Star
The newspaper reported on President William Ruto's revelation about his government's investment in converting the entire Nairobi-Rironi-Mau Summit road into a two-way road to reduce ongoing traffic congestion.
Speaking at a church service in Uasin Gishu on Sunday, December 22, the president said he is aware of the challenges facing drivers and travelers trying to get to Nakuru and Western Kenya from Nairobi.
The President disclosed that the previous multi-billion shilling Public Private Partnership (PPP) partnership that the government entered into with a French company failed due to issues that he did not mention in the church.
He said that a new partner has been found and negotiations are ongoing so that work can start in 2025. The expansion will extend beyond Nakuru City to the border of Malaba.
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