Eyebrows has been raised after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua went silent this week missing a total of eleven state functions in what has been established due to Ruto’s directives.
According to reports, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was last seen in the public on Monday when he addressed members of the public in Kagumo Market, Kirinyaga County.
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Among the state functions that Gachagua has missed since monday is the welcoming of Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni. However, trouble started on Friday, May 10th when Rigathi missed the tree planting exercise.
Reports indicate that Gachagua was scheduled to attend a tree planting exercise that was led by President William Ruto and other top government officials. Gachagua was to lead the exercise in Bomet County.
However, according to NTV news report, Gachagua failed to attend the exercise because of Ruto’s directives that caught him by surprise.
Deputy President’s office had on May 10th requested the Kenya Airforce helicopter to transport the DP to Bomet when their request was declined due to “orders from above.”
The Kenya Airforce Commander instructed the office that the “orders from above” had directed that no politician should be allowed to use army helicopters in their functions.
NTV reports that the Deputy President proceeded to inquire about two other aircrafts to use in his visit to Bomet, but the owners of the copters said that they needed payments upfront before the DP could use them.
Reports indicate that the DP called off the exercise in Bomet in frustration. Since then, he has missed ten other government functions including Statehouse meeting on Tuesday between President Ruto and KTDA officials, a sector the DP is passionate about.
The DP is said to have also missed a Kenya Defense Forces passout parade on Wednesday in Eldoret before missing out on seeing off President Museveni who was escorted by Kipchumba Murkomen and Raila Odinga.
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Gachagua is however said to be at his home in Nyeri and is currently not receiving any visitors nor calls. His phone is also said to be switched off. Efforts to reach his office for comment proved futile.