Nairobi, April 8 -- The requiem mass of the late Ol Kalou lawmaker David Njuguna Kiaraho at Captain grounds in Nyandarua County on Wednesday played host to deep-seated political tension between President William Ruto and Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader  Rigathi Gachagua.

The two leaders who shared a podium for the first time this year, engaged in a war of words over a myriad of issues, among them the 2024  impeachment of former president Rigathi Gachagua and the 2027 presidential contest.

Gachagua directed salvos at President Ruto, saying that he managed to impeach him from office but he can not impeach him from the hearts of the people of Mount Kenya.

"You managed to hound me out of office, but as you can see ...