Azimio leader Raila Odinga is welcomed by DP Rigathi Gachagua as he arrives during the second day of the Africa Climate Summit held at KICC in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

The nightmare is real. The dark cloud Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua had talked of seeing two months back seems to have materialised and is now blackening his political future.

Following the rapprochement between Opposition leader Raila Odinga and President William Ruto, four Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) top officials are now in Cabinet, and the onslaught against the Deputy President has started.

Laikipia East MP Mwangi Kiunjuri Thursday accused Gachagua of antagonising the President to the point of forcing him to reconstitute his Cabinet and seeking the help of Raila to govern the country.

“The dissolution of Cabinet was precipitated by leaders who kept complaining that the region was not benefiting from the positions of Cabinet secretaries, claiming they were powerless. It was not about Generation Z protests; they painted a picture of a dissatisfied lot, and the internal wars is what led to the formation of a government of national unity,” Mr Kiunjuri said.

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