Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has recently made another public appearance in a church in Kahawa West accompanied by his loyal allies.
Gachagua praised the Judiciary for its recent ruling ordering the government to compensate victims of forceful evictions in various slums of Nairobi among them Mathare, Gwa Kairu, Mukuru Kwa Ruben, and Kiamaiko slums due to the threat of flooding.
“I was happy with the courts because they ruled the government to compensate victims of evictions and demolitions.”
According to Gachagua, one of the charges leveled against him during his impeachment motion was that he opposed the government’s demolition of people’s houses without fair compensation which he pleaded guilty to during his trial.
Gachagua furthermore urged his supporters to continue maintaining silence.
“We are not fools, it is peace that we love. As a responsible leader, I would not want to speak utterances that would put our people in trouble. I want our people to stay in peace wherever they are.’’
He also called on Gen Zs to obtain their Identification Cards (IDs) so that they can vote in the 2027 general elections.
Gachagua also shared he has gotten wiser and will exercise caution when choosing friends, especially in the political scene.
He did not forget to ask congregants to support leaders who voted against his impeachment condemning those who supported his impeachment.
“We were shocked that people can even sell their mother if the price is right.’’
His comment comes after Justice Ann Mogeni of the High Court ordered that the residents displaced by the evictions be compensated by the government for the losses they incurred.
The judge also ruled that the government was aware of these settlements but chose to forcibly evict the residents, describing the evictions as inhumane.
