Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has addressed critics questioning his involvement in Nairobi county affairs, asserting that he is deeply concerned about the capital’s welfare and refuses to remain on the sidelines.
Speaking at a women’s groups fundraiser hosted by Lang’ata MP Felix Odiwuor, alias Jalang’o, at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday, the DP emphasized his office’s close monitoring of Nairobi’s affairs and his commitment to ensuring the county thrives.
“We have homes and families here. If Nairobi is not thriving, we will not be happy. So nobody should question our interest in Nairobi because this is the capital city. We will continue working together with the county,” Gachagua stated. “Nairobi is too important to be ignored. Together with President William Ruto, we have agreed to take a keen interest in Nairobi, and we will help restore her glory. We are not doing this just because we have voters in the city, but we are also stakeholders.”
Several MPs, including Benjamin Gathiru Mejja Donk (Embakasi Central), Maryanne Kitany (Aldai), Robert Basil (Yatta), Caroli Omondi (Suba South), Lydia Haika (Taita Taveta County MP), Betty Maina (Murang’a County MP), Mukunji Gitonga (Manyatta), and MCAs, among other leaders, were present at the fundraiser.
Meanwhile, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja refuted claims of a supremacy battle between him and Gachagua over the leadership of the UDA party in Nairobi County.
Sakaja emphasized that he is not pleased with the dragging of the DP’s name into the issue of the UDA party leadership.
“I respect him, he is older than me, and he is my senior politically and in terms of position. I have never talked ill about anyone, including those who always insult me,” Sakaja stated on Inooro TV.
