A bombshell court filing has blown the lid off the secret "shareholder" agreement within the Kenya Kwanza coalition, revealing the cold transactional logic that defined the government’s formation and eventually doomed Rigathi Gachagua.

The concept of Kenya as a "shareholding company" was not just a slip of the tongue; it was a binding contract. New details emerging from an affidavit filed in the High Court have exposed the raw mechanics of power distribution that fueled the vicious feud between President William Ruto and his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua. The document lays bare a political prenup where government positions were carved up not based on merit, but on tribal arithmetic and voting blocs.

The Arithmetic of Power

The affidavit, filed by advocate Peter Kimani Koira in the ongoing impeachment saga, details a precise formula for looting the state apparatus. The revelations are damning for a government that campaigned on a platform of dismantling tribal dynasties. The deal reportedly stipulated:

• The Kalenjin Share: A guaranteed minimum of 20% of all government appointments for the President’s community.
• The Junior Partners: A combined 30% share of lucrative positions for Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC and Moses Wetangula’s Ford-Kenya.
• The Mt. Kenya Grievance: Gachagua’s impeachment was reportedly triggered by his attempts to enforce his region’s "share" of the spoils, which the President viewed as insubordination.

Institutionalizing Tribalism

This exposure confirms the worst fears of civil society: that the coalition was built on a foundation of ethnic patronage. The affidavit argues that while Gachagua was publicly crucified for tribalism, he was merely following the internal rulebook of the coalition—a rulebook the President himself authorized.

The implications are profound. It suggests that the removal of the Deputy President was not a moral correction but a contract dispute. As these documents enter the public record, they strip away the veneer of national unity, revealing a government run like a cartel where the only currency is ethnicity and the only loyalty is to the deal.