Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday asked for forgiveness from his boss President William Ruto as his pending impeachment motion is nearing a discussion in Parliament.

Gachagua while reflecting on their joint leadership with Ruto and the challenges that they have faced since coming into office, maintained that his quest for forgiveness was based on a need to reconcile following reports of a political fallout with his boss.

"I want to ask my brother Ruto that If I have wronged him in any way, please find it in your heart to forgive me," he stated.

The second in command also asked Ruto to forgive his spouse Dorcas Rigathi, while referring to her recent engagement programs that include the championing of boys' rights in the country. He also extended the forgiveness quest to Members of Parliament who are set to discuss his impeachment motion.

"If my spouse and her program has wronged you, forgive her. To the MPs, if through our utterances and actions, we have upset or wronged you, find it in your heart to forgive me," he added.

The Deputy President was speaking at the National Prayer Altar at his Karen home in the company of his wife, two sons, and members of Parliament.

On the choice of his home altar as the place for seeking the President's absolution, Gachagua revealed that it was the same venue he used to pray for their leadership with Ruto when their victory was before the Supreme Court following a dispute over the transparency of the elections.

''As I sat here, I reflected that this is history repeating itself because we were right here as our President's victory was being challenged in the Supreme Court in September 2022 and we came here for prayers and God saw us through,'' he added.

He also maintained that his current woes border on events that had happened before in the country. particularly to Ruto when he was the Deputy President. The DP added that he was banking on God to see him through the political tribulations.

''These things that are happening are things that we have seen before, during those difficult moments that we had with President William Ruto when everything was against him, the state machinery, the deep state, and public resources. He had God on his side and I am very persuaded that God Almighty that saw him (Ruto) has not gone anywhere,'' 

He also called upon Kenyans, particularly those living within the Rift Valley region to remain peaceful amid the impeachment process, urging them to stay away from any form of political fury regardless of the outcome of the process.

''I want to call upon the people of Kenya to remain peaceful and love one another irrespective of the outcome. Specifically, I want to appeal to our brothers and sisters in the Rift Valley where there are many communities who live there to leave this contest to leaders,'' the DP urged.