Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has strongly criticised his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua, regarding allegations that he bribed Kikuyu musicians to attend an event at his residence in Karen, Nairobi. 

While addressing small-scale traders' SACCOs during an economic empowerment programme in Kabete, Kiambu County, Kindiki expressed his frustration and emphasised that the government would not condone the political intolerance that he accuses the former DP of promoting.

''For you, when you were a leader, whom did you bribe or take your wealth to? The little that we give is not because we have excess wealth; it is out of good-heartedness,'' Kindiki stated.

"Please stop lecturing us; we are not your children. Do not make noise for me. Do not bring that kind of backwards politics here in Central,'' the furious Kindiki added amid celebrations from the locals. 

A screengrab of furious Deputy President Kithure Kindiki lashing out at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during an empowerment program in Kiambu on May 25, 2025.

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The normally soft-spoken professor of law, known for his calm demeanour, stunned many with an uncharacteristically fiery response hours after Gachagua accused him of bribing musicians to attend the Karen event. Kindiki's rare public outburst marked a sharp shift from his usual tone, signalling deep frustration over the accusations.

Gachagua urged Mount Kenya residents to unfollow and stop listening to musicians who met the DP last week, among them Samidoh Muchoki, Karangu Muraya, Ben Githae, Jose Gatutura, DJ Fatxo, Sammy Irungu, Martin Wajanet, and Ngaruiya Junior.

Speaking in Murang'a on Sunday, May 25, Gachagua claimed that elders from the region have urged the musicians, whom they claim betrayed the community, to either apologise to the people of the region or face repercussions.

According to Gachagua, the artists were paid Ksh50,000 to visit the deputy president at his Karen residence on Friday, March 23.

"They went and were given Ksh50,000. The people they go to entertain are tired of the administration, yet they go and sit down with people who are still frustrating us, and so we should unfollow artists who don't apologise to the community," Gachagua said.

Gachagua further stated that entertainment joints should also refrain from inviting musicians to their premises, and if the joints continue inviting them, people should also refrain from going there.

Meanwhile, Kindiki further asserted that he had fought hard for both the current and previous regimes, efforts from which Gachagua had benefitted. He recalled representing President William Ruto at the International Criminal Court (ICC) during proceedings related to the skirmishes of 2007. The charges were eventually dropped.

''Is there anyone who fought for this government more than me? You recall that before Uhuru and Ruto even came together, I was the one who was there struggling for them at the Hague, and I did not see anywhere the people who are now vocal about how they made the administration be," he added. 

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during early morning engagement with musicians and producers on Sunday, May 25 2025.

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