Gachagua hails Uhuru as GOAT, blames Ruto for ruining education system
By David Nthua, August 7, 2025Rigathi Gachagua, the former DP and DCP boss, has once again praised former and retired President Uhuru Kenyatta, likening him to the Greatest Leader of All Time.
Speaking during a public rally in Kansas City in the US on Thursday, August 7, 2025, Gachagua praised both Uhuru and the late Mwai Kibaki.
He said they laid a strong foundation for Kenya’s education sector, which he claims has now been ruined under the current administration.
Working system destroyed
According to Gachagua, President William Ruto inherited a working education system and chose to dismantle it rather than build on what his predecessors had already achieved.
“William Ruto found a working education system. Kibaki had done his part. Uhuru improved it, and Ruto came and messed it up,” Gachagua stated.
He noted that the late President Mwai Kibaki had brought in free primary education, while Uhuru Kenyatta improved it further by introducing free secondary education and pushing for full transition from primary to secondary school.
Gachagua accused President Ruto of interfering with the higher education funding model that had supported thousands of university students through the Higher Education Loans Board.
He claimed that under Ruto’s new changes, the system no longer works, and as a result, many students have been forced to drop out and remain at home because they cannot afford to continue with their studies.
He further alleged that most school principals across the country are under pressure, with some living in fear and avoiding their offices due to threats of being attacked.
“As we speak, many university students are at home because they cannot afford it. Secondary school principals are hiding because schools are being auctioned,” Gachagua said.
Gachagua said that some secondary schools have already started facing auction threats from suppliers because the government has failed to disburse capitation funds on time, putting public education in jeopardy.
Warning of collapse
Gachagua warned that if the current trend continues, Kenya’s education sector could face a total collapse.
He called on leaders and Kenyans in the diaspora to speak up and demand the restoration of proper funding to safeguard the future of students and the education infrastructure built by previous administrations.