Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Friday spilled more secrets about what he saw in his days as the second-in-command, revealing instances where he blatantly defied or ignored President William Ruto.

While the Constitution mandates the deputy president to be principal assistant to the President executing assigned roles, Mr Gachagua confessed that there were times when he demanded more than that.

Tearing into what he perceives as President Ruto’s flaws, Mr Gachagua inadvertently admitted some of the accusations that had been used to kick him out of power, and one ally of Dr Ruto’s says it is a confirmation that he was a serious threat to national security.

Mr Gachagua was speaking in Nairobi during the launch of the book The Fight for Order by former Attorney-General Justin Muturi.

The book delves into the country’s kleptocratic system, exposing the inner workings of a state captured by obsessive greed, visionless hustle, and crude impunity.

President William Ruto with then deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. Photo credit: File | Nation

The book further provides an insider’s perspective, drawing from Mr Muturi’s four decades of public service, including his roles in the judiciary where he was a magistrate, MP for Siakago, opposition politics, Speaker of the National Assembly, Cabinet Secretary and the Attorney-General.

The book rips back the curtain, offering a raw and blistering portrayal of Kenya’s political landscape, where politics often kills moral values, renders institutions impotent, and the r