Gachagua: We will fix Kenya together
In a fiery and emotionally charged address to Kenyans in the diaspora, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua broke his silence on the state of the nation, vowing to lead a people-powered movement to fix Kenya together.
Speaking in Dallas on Sunday, August 3, 2025, Gachagua did not hold back in his criticism of President William Ruto, accusing him of betrayal, authoritarianism, and economic sabotage.
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“We now have an opportunity to do the right thing and fix our country. In this country, we shall fix it because the Kenyan people are alert, they are determined, and we’ll fix this country together,” Gachagua declared.
“This nation belongs to all of us. And no matter how bad it looks, we shall fix this country together.”
He described Kenya as being at a crossroads, plagued by impunity, state capture, and leadership failure.
“When the economy is not doing well, the people here feel it. You used to send 20,000 shillings for shopping; now it’s 50,000. That’s economic betrayal,” he said, noting the pain Kenyans abroad feel as they support families back home.
Gachagua, ousted from the deputy presidency in a dramatic fallout with Ruto, revealed harrowing details of internal dissent.
“I was excluded from a National Security Council meeting because I opposed plans to use force against protesting youth. I told the president, I cannot be part of a government that kills children,” he said, referencing the June 25, 2024, protest massacre.
He said that President Ruto captured Parliament, compromised Raila Odinga, and silenced opposition voices.
“I was left the lone voice inside government saying, ‘No, this is wrong.’”
Reflecting on his political downfall, Gachagua claimed it was a blessing: “I don’t want to imagine that today I would be Deputy President and be part of what is going on.”
With growing diaspora support, Gachagua’s Dallas speech signals the beginning of a new political chapter, one grounded in what he calls truth, accountability, and people-powered change.
The DCP boss is keen on beefing up the troops and amassing the electorate’s support ahead of the 2027 polls in efforts to triumph over the ruling coalition.
