Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Wednesday, August 9 shared nostalgic memories during his morning walk in his village, Mathira Constituency in Nyeri County.
In a Facebook post, DP Gachagua noted that he is always a villager since you can take a man out of the village, but you cannot take the village out of the man
The DP said he kicked off the day with an early morning walk. “It is an exercise that I particularly love when I am in the village because it is a great moment to engage and catch up with fellow villagers – and even share lots of laughter.
“It was also reinvigorating to do the kilometres with some of the villagers who joined me on the walk and had time to bond again.
I visited one of my late mother’s- best friends, Peris Gathoni. We shared memories of some moments with her friend; my mother, Martha Kirigo, recalling, with nostalgia, how the two women of steel hustled to raise us from boys to men,” he wrote.
Further, Gachagua says his Interaction with pupils and students on their way to school took him back many years, when he walked bare feet to Kabiru-ini Primary School in the dark and chilly mornings, as they sought an education.
“I also bumped into the milkman and had a brief conversation on the Dairy Subsector. I assured him that the subsector will be streamlined and eventually, we will put more money into the farmer’s pocket,” he wrote.
“The feedback is good; we will do more across the country to rebuild our Nation.
Indeed, it was a well-deserved break before joining H.E the President on the last leg of the tight five-day tour that starts in Naromoru, Nyeri County, Gichugu, Kirinyaga County and Thika in Kiambu County,” wrote Gachagua.
Ruto & Gachagua Last Day in Mt. Kenya
Ruto has been on a five-day tour of the Mount Kenya region which started on Saturday, August 5.
President Ruto started his last day with the opening of the three-stored, 175-bed capacity Naromoru Level IV Hospital in Kieni, Nyeri County.
Later, he launched an affordable housing project in Gichugu before landing in Thika Town Constituency.
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President Ruto aims to construct 200,000 affordable housing units annually which will create between 600,000 and one million jobs each year.
According to State House spokesperson Hussein Mohammed, President William Ruto has initiated at least 36,092 new affordable housing units since he took office.
Also, Ruto visited Kiambu County to commission Karìmenù Water Project at Ngoigwa within Thika Town Constituency.
