{
  "id": 1340014,
  "title": "Kindiki hits back at Gachagua in fresh political clash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/kindiki-hits-back-at-gachagua-in-fresh-political-clash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T19:58:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/kindiki-hits-back-at-gachagua-in-fresh-political-clash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has delivered a pointed rebuke to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of incompetence, greed, and undermining the government they helped form. In a strongly worded statement released on Sunday, August 16, 2026, Kindiki dismissed Gachagua’s recent remarks about his voice, stating that the criticism was the only contribution the former deputy president could make to political and policy debates. Kindiki further accused Gachagua of using demonstrations in Mathira to pressure the Kenya Kwanza leadership into naming him as a running mate, and claimed Gachagua later fell out with members of the party and leaders from the Mount Kenya region, accusing him of falling out with nearly all leaders from the region where they both originate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Gachagua hits back at Kindiki over brother remarks, accuses DP of dividing Mt Kenya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/gachagua-hits-back-at-kindiki-over-brother-remarks-accuses-dp-of",
        "published": "2026-08-16T12:10:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Gachagua to Kindiki: ‘If you want me to be your brother, stop being used by Ruto to divide Mt Kenya’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/gachagua-to-kindiki-if-you-want-me-to-be-your-brother-stop-being-used",
        "published": "2026-08-16T12:13:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}