Rigathi Gachagua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: I am persuaded that the NIS ought to have known before-hand that the public was completely opposed to the Finance Bill, and they ought to have briefed the President before the protests began, as this would have caused a change of tact by the Government regarding the proposed Bill, and the protests, which culminated in the loss of innocent lives and destruction of property, could have been avoided. Hence, I expressed my opinion on this in my public media briefing in Mombasa and my utterances were not any different from what happens in other countries when there is a lapse ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: President William Ruto, my Boss and I, have been calling out senior Government officials when they fall short of expectations. The Director of the National Intelligence Service is no exception. He is not above the law. He is accountable to the people of Kenya for his performance. I have heard an argument that we should not call out those in the security sector. I would like you to play the next video. view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: That was President William Ruto as Deputy President. He is criticising the then Inspector-General (I-G) of the National Police Service, Mr. Hillary Nzioki Mutyambai and the former Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Mr. George Kinoti. Hon. Gachagua has learned his job from his Boss, that public officers must be called to order when they fall short of expectations. I never saw anybody bringing William Ruto here for impeachment for criticising the IG or the DCI. This is a very unfair allegation. Hon Speaker, it is also reported by media that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had already warned about impeding ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: autonomy of the office of the deputy president, which I have been insisting on because it is part of the coalition agreement. The ANC would be allocated the position of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, which has happened. Ford Kenya would be allocated the position of the Speaker of the National Assembly, and that is why Hon. Moses Masika Wetang’ula sits here today. In accordance with Article 2 of the power-sharing agreement, ANC and Ford Kenya would have a 30 per cent share (note that “share” is the word) of the national government positions. This drives my utterances about shareholding. It ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, copies of the documents demonstrating my efforts, within the mandate allocated to me by the President to address security issues and economic equalization programs and policy in historically marginalized regions of Kenya, is marked as Annexure RG33. On my decision to embrace the broad-based Government following the dissolution of the Cabinet after the Gen. Z protest, I attach my video during the launch of Hon. Raila Odinga’s quest for African Union (AU) Chairmanship at State House, marked as RG Video 8. view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. President William Ruto has many times appreciated my people issues and has repeatedly pronounced himself. Let me have the video number nine. view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In addition, and almost in conclusion, I am not the only leader at the national level who has encouraged unity among Kenyans, based on shared regional, geographical, economic and other factors. I have attached the following articles: 1. Where Unity is not Optional: Moses Wetang’ula. 2. Ruto puts Case for GEMA-Kalenjin Unity. 3. Mijikenda Unity in the Offing. 4. Maasai Leaders in Unity Talks Ahead of Next Year’s General Election. I have attached those articles so that you can understand that regions uniting does not mean they unite against other regions; they unite for common issues, ... view
• 8 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: the possibility of holding public office in relation to Article 99 (3) without the benefit of due process of law and exhaustion of the systems of appeal as provided in the Penal Code. view