I’m not apologetic! DP Gachagua defiant over government shareholding remarks
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DP Rigathi Gachagua remains defiant over government shareholding remarks insisting only those who voted for Ruto will benefit more
DP Rigathi Gachagua remains defiant over government shareholding remarks insisting only those who voted for Ruto will benefit more.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has underscored his stance on the government being like a limited shareholding company enjoyed by those who voted for his boss, William Ruto.
Gachagua told off his critics over remarks he made in February that priorities in the Kenya Kwanza administration will be given to those he terms as ‘shareholders.’
Speaking in Kapsabet on Sunday, October 8, when attending a church service, Gachagua said it would be rational for the president to entrust with positions those who believed in his agenda from day one.
“They are mad at me because I always remind the president that whenever we give state jobs, we should focus more on those who supported us. Everyone is running to him right now because he is the president, but when he was undergoing tribulations, were they there with him?” posed the deputy president.
The DP made it clear that he was not backing down on his comments that have since sparked controversy.
Gachagua insisted that he has a duty to protect the interests of those who voted in the Kenya Kwanza administration and he will not stop any time soon, pointing an accusing finger at the media and refuting claims of a rift between him and his boss.
“It is in the Bible; not my words. I want to tell these people, don’t waste your time, there will be no division in this government. President William Ruto and I talk the same language. We consult, agree and move on,” Gachagua said.
“The matter of saying those who voted (for this government) be looked after is Biblical. What I am asking is within the Bible,” he told faithful.
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The remarks he has constantly referenced have not been sitting well with some quarters who translated them as divisive and provocative.
Azimio La Umoja leader Raila Odinga is among the leaders who consistently called the deputy president out over the remarks, asking Ruto to censure him.
Some of the backlash even came from within the Kenya Kwanza alliance itself, with Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria and National Assembly Majority Whip Silvanus Osoro saying the shareholder narrative should be shelved.
“For me all parts of Kenya are useful, there is no part that is useless because you are contributing with your fish, cotton, and avocados, are you not shareholders? Everybody in this country is a shareholder,” Kuria said during a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a County Aggregation and Industrial Park in Siaya.
Osoro, on his part, noted: “Stop this shareholders issue. All Kenyans are in government and all of us want to be involved in development issues. Honeymoon is over, celebrations are over.”
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