Beard gang to weed: Key pointers from the Deputy Presidential debate

BRIAN NDUNG'U Lifestyle, Entertainment journalist

20 July 2022

• There were fireworks on Tuesday night when all four Deputy Presidential candidates,engaged in a debate to sell their agendas.

• Candidate came armed and what followed was blow after blow of strong opinions, counter attacks and hilarious jabs directed at their opponents.

There were fireworks on Tuesday night when all four Deputy Presidential candidates, Justina Wamae, Ruth Wambui, Rigathi Gachagua and Martha Karua engaged in a debate to sell their agendas.

The debate had two tiers with the first one seeing Roots party's DP candidate, Justina Wamae lock horns with Ruth Wambui of Agano party.

The second tier and much anticipated one saw UDA's DP candidate, Rigathi Gachagua and Azimio's Martha Karua flex their muscles.

Every candidate came armed with facts and manifestos ready to win over voters and what followed was blow after blow of strong opinions, counter attacks and hilarious jabs directed at their opponents.

Today we take a look at some of the key pointers from the debate which got Kenyans talking.

"There is nothing like beard gang, ni pesa youth hawana ya kunyolewa." - Justina Wamae Deputy Presidential Candidate, Roots Party

"Kunyonga is not in the constitution." - Ruth Wambui Mucheru Deputy Presidential Candidate, Agano Party

"Marijuana also gives flour and cooking oil...if maize flour is costly, we can use marijuana flour to cook ugali or chapati." - Justina Wamae

"Our biggest agenda is corruption...Corruption is our bhang, that is what we are after and what we will balance out." - Ruth Wambui Mucheru

"I have 35 years experience in public service, I have the zeal to serve and I don't take alcohol, and I have a fairly good idea of how to assist Ruto to serve this country." - Rigathi Gachagua. Deputy Presidential Candidate, UDA Party

"I don't have billions, I have Sh200 million in my account. The policemen investigating me don't understand accounts... I'm a man of principles and Uhuru Kenyatta knows that." - Rigathi Gachagua

"The truth of the matter is that the role of President Uhuru Kenyatta in Azimio is to craft his own succession and continue governing Kenya through his proxies, Raila and Martha." - Rigathi Gachagua

"I'm worth Ksh150 million... I'm not thirsty for land, I'm not thirsty for worldly goods. I'm not hungry for billions." - Martha Karua, Deputy Presidential Candidate, Azimio La Umoja Party

"It's true my captain and I are projects, projects of the people of Kenya." - Martha Karua

"I was competitively selected unlike my friend (Rigathi Gachagua) who was selected." - Martha Karua