Gachagua’s packed week with flurry of State House meetings

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had a packed week that saw him hold more meetings with his boss William Ruto at State House.

Some of the meetings revolved around the planned talks between the ruling Kenya Kwanza alliance and the Azimio coalition although details were not made public.

Gachagua, who had been away for a week in Rome, Italy attending an international food summit arrived in the country arrived on Sunday morning to a busy diary.

On Sunday, Gachagua was at Alliance High School where leaders collected funds to support the institution in setting up new infrastructure, including a new chapel.

”The collection will complement the Government’s allocation to the institution this year as it renovates and modernises its facilities to meet the demands of education, including the Competency Based Curriculum,” he said during the event.

On Tuesday, Gachagua was also at State House for the signing of performance contracts by Cabinet Secretaries in which he warned against lateness during presidential events.

”There is no room for failure or excuse. We plan well and be deliberate in our strategic implementation of the Plan, which is the bigger contract President Ruto signed with Kenyans,” Gachagua said,” he said.

On the same day, Gachagua was also present when the Presidential Working Party of Education Reforms(PWPER) handed over its report to the president at State House.

The team was picked by the President to thoroughly review our education system and prepare recommendations to help the Government improve the sector.

”I applaud the team led by Professor Raphael Munavu for sticking to their mandate and delivering a report that will be greatly helpful in improving our education standards,” Gachagua said.

That evening he met professionals from Kitui County, led by Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage Peninah Malonza and the National Security Adviser to the President Monica Juma at the Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi.

The DP said that they discussed at length, priority projects including improving road networks, enhancing access to safe and clean water for domestic and commercial use and exploitation of natural resources in the county for the benefit of the people of the Lower Eastern Region.

”We agreed to strategically work together up to the grassroots,” he said.

On Wednesday, Gachagua was at State House Nairobi where the President was holding consultations with top government officials before unveiling the affordable Sh2,500 per a 50kg bag.

On Thursday, Gachagua joined Ruto at the Konza technopolis in Machakos county during the award of a charter to the new Open University of Kenya.

The university will be one of its kind in the country that will be offering its courses through a virtual platform as part of the government’s strategy to make higher education accessible and affordable.

On Friday Gachagua was at his Karen official residence where he witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between the Association of Pentecostal and Evangelical Clergy of Kenya (APECK) and the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA).

The MoU spelled out how the churches will team up with Nacada in the fight against drug abuse and alcoholism among Kenyans as the State ramps up efforts against the vices.

”As we redouble our efforts to get rid of illicit brews and drugs, it is encouraging to see the Church expressing readiness to work with us in this battle,” Gachagua said.

On the same day, the deputy president chaired a cabinet committee at his Karen office to look into cross-cutting issues as the government intensifies the implementation of its Bottom Up Economic Model.

The cabinet committee was also attended by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.

The DP is set to host his boss for an extensive tour of Mt Kenya region beginning Saturday where a number of development projects will be commissioned.  BY THE STAR