The Central Organisation for Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli on Saturday took another dig at Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua amid simmering political tensions in the country.

Speaking at an event in Uasin Gishu County, Atwoli called for the arrest of the deputy president following the latter's recent remarks against President William Ruto.

In his speech, the workers' union leader accused DP Gachagua of causing tribal divisions in the country through rallying his Mt. Kenya constituents as the second in command faces possible impeachment with a motion expected to be introduced at the National Assembly anytime next week.

"You prayed to God so that he can help you to run the government and then you start to contradict government policies and you sit in the cabinet and the National Security Council," Atwoli said.

"You should be arrested, there is no country that can tolerate such a person, for the sake of securing the country," he added.

The COTU Secretary General further criticised the second in command for what he claimed to be Gachagua hampering the country's development by opposing government projects approved by the cabinet.

According to Atwoli, no person holds exclusive rights to the Mt Kenya region insisting that the bloc belongs to all Kenyans regardless of their ethnic group.

"This mountain called Mt Kenya belongs to all of us. We are all Kenyans, let no one brag about Mt Kenya, even Mt Kilimanjaro still belongs to the people of East Africa," Atwoli alleged.

Atwoli's fiery sentiments came hours after DP Gachagua dared President William Ruto to chart a different political path and move away from relying on Mt Kenya amid claims a section of Kenya Kwanza and Azimio MPs are planning to file an impeachment motion against Gachagua.

Speaking in Kirinyaga County on Saturday, Gachagua accused President Ruto of inciting lawmakers to impeach him against the will of the Kenyan people. 

The deputy president claimed the lawmakers had no jurisdiction over his impeachment since he was elected by Kenyans.

“If Ruto is tired of Mt Kenya votes he should tell us, let him stop telling Members of Parliament to impeach me," DP Gachagua stated.

“I will not be intimidated. They are calling for my resignation, I will not allow it, I was given the job by the Kenyan people," he added.