Former President Uhuru Kenyatta made his first public appearance in weeks on Thursday. A social media post by Kenyatta’s office at 4:37 p.m. showed Kenyatta arriving in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ahead of the 15th High-Level Retreat on Promoting Peace, Security and Stability in Africa. You can see it.
The caption reads: “A retreat convened by the African Union (AU) Commission will focus on the impact and sustainability of the AU’s preventive diplomacy and mediation in conflict management.”
Jubilee Party Secretary-General Jeremiah Chioni said: “We have received worrying inquiries about the whereabouts of the outgoing president, but our assurances that he is well have been unconvincing.” .
“We have learned that your beloved leader is indeed as healthy as a fiddle and will soon be circling the territory of Kenya.”
Kirinyaga County Jubilee Chairman Murithi Kanara was equally elated.
“There were genuine but serious concerns about Mr Kenyatta’s prolonged absence from public view, and his return has relieved us of those concerns,” he said.
There were concerns about Kenyatta’s safety. During a live radio show last week, former Kiambu governor William Kabogo was asked by a caller where the former president was.
Kabogo said he sent a WhatsApp to the former president immediately after the investigation. Shortly after, Kenyatta responded to a message and announced that he was feeling relaxed.
Mr Kenyatta resurfaces as Mount Kenya politics boils over following the impeachment of Vice President Ligasi Gachagua by the National Assembly and Senate.
Followers of Mr. Gachagua and Mr. Kenyatta are fighting over which of the two is the main figure on Mount Kenya.
Mr Gachagua apologized for using derogatory language towards Mr Kenyatta during the 2022 election campaign.
“I have repaired our relationship with Mr. Kenyatta as a brother and longtime friend in response to the reckless politics that attacked his family,” he said weeks before his impeachment.
Neither Kenyatta nor his family publicly acknowledged the apology, but Kikuyu Presbytery President Wachira Kiago said his team was satisfied with Gachagua’s attitude. culture”.
Longtime administrator Joseph Kaguti said he, elders and religious leaders planned to visit Kenyatta.
“His absence was disturbing. He is recognized as a key stakeholder in the affairs of our community, so we met with him to give his opinion on what is happening in this country. I wanted to hear it,” he said.
Kaguti added that the team tried to contact Kenyatta to save Gachagua, but “unfortunately that was not possible.”