DP Gachagua slams Julius Malema over his attacks on William Ruto
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South Africa is facing more challenges than Kenya, DP Gachagua hits back at Julius Malema over his criticism of President William Ruto
South Africa is facing more challenges than Kenya, DP Gachagua hits back at Julius Malema over his criticism of President William Ruto.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua responded to opposition parliamentarian Julius Malema of South Africa on Saturday, after the latter denounced President William Ruto for making unfounded promises.
Speaking at St. Thomas Girls Secondary School in Kilifi during a church service, the DP criticized Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters, pointing out that South Africa had greater economic difficulties than Kenya.
“I have seen a man from South Africa. He doesn’t even know about Kenya and is talking about it,” Gachagua trolled Malema, who identifies himself as a Pan-Africanist.
“I want to advise foreigners that when they visit countries, let them respect leaders from the countries they are visiting. Likewise, we have also traveled abroad but have never been insulted.”
Gachagua claimed that although Malema was a well-known political figure in South Africa, he had not been able to provide workable answers to the nation’s challenges.
Gachagua went on to accuse Malema of acting as if he knew everything, particularly when it came to international politics.
“If you are saying that Kenya is bad, then why come here? This guy arrived in Kenya in the morning, and by noon, he had known all the affairs of the county?” Gachagua wondered.
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Gachagua claims that one of the issues South Africa was dealing with was power rationing, which he saw firsthand during his most recent trips in the country.
DP Gachagua claimed that he was caught in a seven-hour blackout in South Africa in December 2022 owing to power rationing.
Thus, he asked that visitors refrain from snooping around Kenya’s problems, concentrate on their own plans, and return home in peace.
Gachagua’s response comes after Malema while launching the Pan African Institute at Lukenya University in Makueni County faulted President Ruto for failing to fulfill the promises he made to Kenyans during the campaign period.
“I don’t know if President William Ruto means it because he said so many things, and I cannot locate him these days because the things he said during elections and the things he is doing now are two different things,” Lamema condemned Ruto.
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