Rigathi Gachagua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker and Hon. Members present, for giving me this opportunity to prosecute the matter before us. I have tremendous respect for this great institution. Having served here for five years between 2017 and 2022, I appear here in a very nostalgic moment that I am back in the House where I stayed for five years. Despite the fact that I have come under difficult circumstances, I thank you for giving me the opportunity. view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: I have been advised. I know. view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: The Motion before this great House alleges that I have acquired property and wealth whose estimated value is Ksh5.2 billion since assuming office two years ago. As demonstrated by his will, a copy of which is attached, a significant number of properties to which this sum of Ksh5.2 billion is erroneously and maliciously attached belongs to my late brother, the late Hon. James Nderitu Gachagua. The facts are as follows: My response to Olive Garden Hotel is as follows. The allegations that I own the Olive Garden Hotel are false. The truth is that the Olive Garden Hotel used to ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: proceeds coming from my dairy farm. I have read the Motion and there is no iota of evidence adduced on the impropriety in the way I acquired this small property. Finally, on this matter, I wish to confirm that there is no helicopter landing facility on the parcel in the Motion. This part is also false. I attach a copy of the agreement for the purchase of this property, marked annexure RG7. On the forty acres of land purchased in Kakuret within Kabiruini in Nyeri County, my response is that I confirm I own a property. I bought it in ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: its achievements is annexed herewith as Annexure RG 12. It is in the public domain that Pastor Dorcas has been around the country in an effort to rehabilitate drug addicts and helping others who have challenges. There are many other companies that are here, but because this is a House of Records, I do not want to bother the Members of Parliament by going through all of them. I will only talk about Wamunyoro Investments Limited, named after my village of Wamunyoro. This company was incorporated 21 years ago before I became the Deputy President. It is a company that ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: provide and deliver the goods subject of the tender document, having the financial ability to do so and without the participation or assistance from Crystal Kenya Limited, Shobikaa Impex Private Limited independently participated and submitted its bid in response to the subject tender, passed on to an invitation by KEMSA. Having not participated in the subject tender, Crystal Kenya Limited did not submit any of the documents in response to it. Specifically, Crystal Kenya Limited did not submit a bid bond or tender security in its name, in response to the subject tender. It is therefore not true that Crystal ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Office of the Deputy President. The contract is annexed herewith and marked as Annexture RG22. The report of the Auditor-General, Mrs. Nancy Gathungu dated 24th January 2024 on the Executive Office of President for the year ended 30th June 2023 gave the opinion confirming due compliance with Public Finance Management Act, 2012. The report is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure RG 23. As Deputy President, I am not involved in procurement processes of my office whether directly or indirectly. I would also like to state that I do not know the company - Agrobriq Investments Limited, which undertook the ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: provides that a judge cannot be found liable in a Court of Law for actions taken in good faith in lawful performance of their work. This provision is not a bar on freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 33 of the Constitution, nor a bar of the right to seek redress for legal wrongs simply because a wrong is committed by a judge. There exist multiple legal fora in which to take action against a Judge for any actions that are not lawful. My statements were protected speech consequent to a decision by the learned Judge in a matter involving ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Act or in any other written law, all evictions shall be carried out in strict accordance with the following procedures— (a) be preceded by the proper identification of those taking part in the eviction or demolitions; (b) be preceded by the presentation of the formal authorizations for the action; (c) where groups of people are involved, Government officials or their representatives to be present during an eviction; (d) be carried out in a manner that respects the dignity, right to life and security of those affected; (e) include special measures to ensure ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: rights of residents are implemented co-operatively, without the need for eviction procedures or police enforcement. I have supported the implementation of Cabinet directives on the eviction, save for the fact that, on being informed that persons residing along the Nairobi River were being evicted and only paid Ksh10,000, which I and many other Kenyans felt was inadequate compensation for eviction, I insisted that the Government must abide by constitutional dictates and international norms, while implementing any Cabinet decisions, including evictions, and maintaining the dignity of citizens of Kenya that are facing eviction. My statements did not and cannot be construed ... view