Kenya’s former leader Rigathi Gachagua was impeached in 2024 and appointed from 2024 after falling down with President William Ruto. Now, he hopes to cancel Ruto in the 2027 presidential election. In the political competition, an article shared on Tiktok claimed that retired President Uhuru Kenyatta served as deputy during his tenure in Ruto and stood out from him during his tenure, and favored Gachagua. This is wrong; the video dates back to 2019 and comes from Kenyatta’s address during construction in a special economic zone in the coastal city of Mombasa. Kenyatta has not publicly announced his first-choice candidate for 2027.
“Kenyan, stand with Gachagua. He is the only one who can save this country! Uhuru forgives Gachagua.” Tiktok video Published on March 6, 2025.
Screenshot of fake posts, taken on March 7, 2025
“That’s why I call on us to walk together and listen to each other… Sometimes our politics keeps people from knowing each other. I’m glad we’re together now and I’m pleading with all the leaders, let’s go together.
He continued to urge leaders to unite and work to address youth unemployment, noting that the “project” will provide jobs for young people, which in turn will help “restore safety and combat substance abuse, while other young people are involved.”
Although it is unclear from the editing of which project he refers to, Kenyatta mentions a road that once completed, people can use to “straverse the other side” rather than “depend on the ferry.”
The post has been shared over 220 times.
Old competition
Gachagua served as Ruto’s agent after taking office in 2022, but then they Falling down. Last year, Gachagua was impeached and removed from the office (archived here and here).
As the vice president of the previous administration, Ruto also had similar Depravity With the then President Kenyatta (archived here).
Gachagua and Kenyatta begin to fight over the 2022 election Acknowledgement Opposition leader Raila Odinga surpassed Ruto. What followed was the ongoing attacks on the former president by Gachagua and his allies, who Accused Kenyatta, Odinga-led anti-government protest Here and here).
But in the past YearGachagua tried to attract Kenyatta, hoping a truce with him would strengthen his influence in the Kenya Mountains region – both leaders were hailing there before the 2027 election. Cancel ruto (Archive here,,,,, here Here).
Tiktok video allegedly showed that Kenyatta warmed up to Gachagua was wrong.
Address in 2019
AFP fact checks were conducted Reverse image search Find the original material on the key frame of the clip.
The extended version of the address is publishing October 19, 2019, on the YouTube channel of Kenya news media TV47 (Archive here).
Both videos show Kenyatta wearing the same flannel shirt, his assistant in uniform standing behind him in his boot camp. The footage in the fake post flipped.
Screenshots of the False post (left) and the original address posted by TV47
Kenyatta, who was still in office at the time, was launched in the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Mikoni, Mombasa County.
He did not mention Gachagua in his speech.
Kenya State Capitol publishing Images of the groundbreaking ceremony (archived here).
Other Kenyans media Export too Report At the Likoni SEZ launch conference (Archive here and here).
Kenyatta recently with Ruto and Odinga, He has not publicly announced his 2027 first-choice candidate (reservation) here and here).
However, his Jubilee Party threw its weight behind former cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i flagpole In the next presidential election (Archive here).
