Kenya: Gachagua Explains Absence From Raila's First Anniversary

Kenya: Gachagua Explains Absence From Raila's First Anniversary

Nairobi -- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has explained his absence from the first-anniversary commemorations of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, saying he was in the United States attending a previously scheduled programme.

Rigathi Gachagua skips Raila Odinga's memorial despite formal invitation, he explains

Gachagua says a pre-planned US trip kept him from Raila Odinga’s death anniversary, honouring the democracy icon while condemning politicians’ past insults.

Gachagua accuses ODM leaders of destroying Raila’s political legacy

Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused some Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leaders of betraying the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and weakening the political party he built over decades. Gachagua, who said he was unable to attend the first anniversary of Raila’s death because he was in the United [...]

Gachagua Explains Absence From Raila’s First Anniversary

He said his absence should not be interpreted as a lack of appreciation for the late former Prime Minister, whom he described as the father of Kenya’s democracy and a defender of citizens’ rights