DP Gachagua Calms Protesters Decrying PP1 Pupil’s Death In Kirinyaga
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was forced to halt his trip to Embu at Gituto on the Embu-Meru Highway on Saturday to calm down residents protesting after a PP1 student from the region was killed in a road accident on Friday.
The deputy president, curious about what was going on, stopped his motorcade as traffic along the stretch came to a halt.
The deputy president approached the residents of Gituto-Difathas in Kirinyaga County, and it was at this point that he discovered they were picketing for justice to be served.
Gachagua then took his time to calm the residents, delaying his trip to Embu, where he was supposed to hold rallies and engage in a series of activities.
We forge forward united as a people of Kenya. To my great people and friends of Meru County, you power our economy through your hardwork, especially in Agricultural productivity.
— H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH (@rigathi) September 28, 2024
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While speaking to the residents, the DP urged motorists and other road users to exercise extreme caution on the roads.
“I urge our road users to exercise maximum care while on our highways. Every human life is sacred.”
Gachagua joined the residents in mourning the death of the pupil, identified as Elius Linus Mugendi. The second-in-command also extended his condolences to the family.
“I pass my sympathies to the parents of Elius Linus Mugendi, a PP1 Pupil at Difathas Primary School, Kirinyaga County, who passed on after being knocked by a speeding motorist yesterday,” wrote Gachagua.
The Deputy President was on his way to Moi Stadium to join Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire, Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, and a number of other leaders.
Gachagua was scheduled to participate in a variety of activities, including visiting differently-abled children at the Jomo Kenyatta Center for Children with Physical Disabilities.
The Deputy President also addressed a series of roadside rallies, where he and his close allies stuck to their recent script of attacking President William Ruto.
Earlier in Kirinyaga, Gachagua warned President William Ruto against plotting his ouster.
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The Deputy President accused Ruto of inciting parliamentarians to impeach him against the wishes of the people.
A group of MPs led by Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa, an ally of President William Ruto, claims that the motion to impeach the DP has the support of more than 200 MPs.
Responding to the MPs’ allegations, Gachagua remained defiant, demonstrating that he will not be intimidated by mere threats.
“I will not be intimidated. They are calling for my resignation, I will not allow it, I was given the job by the Kenyan people,” Gachagua said while in Mwea, Kirinyaga on Saturday.
DP Gachagua Calms Protesters Decrying PP1 Pupil’s Death In Kirinyaga
