Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed why he was yet to move into his official residence in Karen.
Gachagua says the residence needs a lot of renovations.
The DP says the residence’ rooftop was leaking and toilets were not working.
“The official residence of the Deputy President was in a bad shape when I became Deputy President. The rooftop was leaking, toilets not working, the borehole pump was broken down, and the house was totally in a bad shape,” he stated.
Gachagua claimed that the office had been denied funds by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s regime.
During a joint media interview with leading television stations Gachagua said Ruto had to use his money to run his office.
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Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani last week said Gachagua’s office demanded Ksh1.5 billion days after the 2022 elections which the DP said was rightfully belonged to his office.
“They said that all the money that had been withheld should be paid. The amount disbursed by the Treasury was a computation of the money that had not been paid.
“My office did not ask for any money, it just received allocation because it is a public office, the amount mentioned was deducted when President was still the Deputy President,” he said.