Is GACHAGUA planning to chart his own path after differing with RUTO? See who he met on Saturday?

 

Monday, October 23, 2023 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua seems to be onto something really big.

This is after he met billionaires and politicians from the Mt. Kenya region at a high-end resort in Nyeri to chart a way forward for Central Kenya.

This comes even as there are reports that he does not see eye-to-eye with his boss, President William Ruto.

Lately, Gachagua and Ruto have been reading from different scripts, especially on the DP’s shareholding remarks.

The meeting centered around the country’s economy with a particular focus on the tea and coffee industries within the agriculture sector which a huge number of Central Kenya residents depend on.

During the meeting, Gachagua vowed to weed out the cartels in the agriculture sector who have made it impossible for farmers to get the true worth of their produce.

“The Business community plays a critical role in shaping any nation’s economy; they create the much-needed jobs for our country,” Gachagua stated.    

Gachagua further assured Kenyans that despite the high taxation, the government is working to ensure that taxes collected from Kenyans are put to good use.

“We have an international obligation and we must own up to our debt irrespective of which administration accrued them. That is why we are tightening the revenue collection process,” he stated.

Former Nyeri Town MP Wambugu commended Gachagua for initiating the meeting which has been cited as a good platform to chart the region’s path towards prosperity.

“When we come together as a region, we also do so to add value within, and without. Internally we challenge each other to be better. Externally we leverage our strengths and make Kenya better,” he remarked.