UDA running mate Rigathi Gachagua hits out at Uhuru over ‘my people’ remark
Rigathi Gachagua addressing media at his Sagana home in Mathira constituency yesterday.
By Our Correspondent
United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has hit out at the outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta failing to protect the mountain residents during his legacy.
Gachagua termed as insult to the mountain region residents, call to them by the president as his people saying he abandoned them when they needed him.
Addressing journalists at his Sagana home in Mathira constituency, Gachagua outlined various aspects he said the Head of State turned a blind eye as the regional people suffered.
Some of them include eviction of the people at Kariobangi and Ruai areas in Nairobi during the height of Covid-19 pandemic which was characterised by rainy weather.
He also noted that thousands of businesses people from the region had their wares imported from various countries destroyed under the guise of being counterfeits.
“You were absent when we needed you most. You were nowhere to be seen. You can’t call us your people when you are few days away from leaving office,” Gachagua said.
He noted that hundreds of people were now suffering due to accumulation of Bank debts as result of failure by both national and county governments to pay them their pending bills.
He urged the regional voters to rally behind the Kenya Kwanza Alliance coalition saying the team will look at their interest, enable them get back their wealth and restore their dignity.
Gachagua said once he assumes office, he will ensure that Kenyans in general get value for their sweat.
He said he will be accommodative and will reach out to other leaders in the mountain region do that they can assist him chart the best way forward for the communities.
On today’s General Election, he noted that Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was well prepared to carry out the exercise but accused some government officials in the Office of the President of hatching a plot to bribe voters for the be fit of Azimio coalition.
He claimed that some Sh2 billion were over the weekend released to provincial administrators with the aim of bribing voters.
He however noted that some of the officers being targeted to be used in the trick were not for idea and thus the whole plan was poised to fail and him with the coalition presidential candidate Dr William Ruto would win the election.
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