Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told state officials correcting his comments on the current state of affairs in the public that he is the second in command.
Speaking during a thanksgiving service in Uasin Gishu on Sunday, October 9, the Gachagua maintained that Kenya is in a sorry economic state and government officials should not mislead Kenyans.
Consequently, Gachagua vowed to continue telling the public the truth about the status quo and challenged the officials to counter his claims with facts.
“Tunataka kuambia wale watu walikua kwa serikali ya Uhuru Kenyatta, tumekubali kukaa na nyinyi lakini mbadilike mkubali mambo ya ukweli.
“Wale ambo wako na shida na ukweli mzoee naibu raise wenu,” he said.
“Sasa hawa wafanya kazi wa serikali wanataka kupingana na sisi”.
“Sisi tukisema shirika limeanguka na kila mtu anajua limeanguka na tunatoa sababu wewe unasema hiyo sababu si ya ukweli na wewe ndio chairman si utuambie imeanguka kwa nini.”
Contradicting statements
His remarks come days after Kenya Airways Chairman Michael Joseph dismissed Gachagua’s claims linking the airline’s losses to ‘state capture’.
“We have had discussions with Kenya Airways and they have the highest fares on the continent and their planes are always full but they make losses”.
“We are trying to deal with that State capture so that we can bring down the cost of the operations of the airline so that they can make profits,” Gachagua said.
However,Joseph disputed the claims saying the contracts by the airline are purely commercial business arrangements meant to benefit the national carrier.
Forex market
The Central Bank of Kenya was also forced to come out and refutes claims by the DP that Kenya’s Forex market was in a crisis .
Gachagua had claimed that Kenya did not have a sufficient foreign exchange for oil imports
But CBK responded saying it does not control foreign exchange for commercial banks.
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