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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.[File, Standard]
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed details of the extensive consultations he held during his 55-day political conclave at his Wamunyoro residence in Nyeri County.
In his media address yesterday, Gachagua said Kenyans wanted the next administration to restore a better free primary and day secondary education programme, introduce free TVET education and create a university funding model that responds to their needs. “They are completely crushed. The gains made over the years have been eroded in a record three years,” he said, quoting the concerns presented to him.
He said though agriculture formed the backbone of the country’s economy, farmers who visited his residence said were struggling with high input costs, food prices and failing value chains. “Kenyans want their agriculture back,” he said, citing tea, coffee, pyrethrum, sugarcane and cotton among cash crops he claimed had suffered under the current administration.
