April 27, 2025 | 5:55 PM EAT
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. | FILE
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a scathing attack on President William Ruto’s administration, alleging that key figures within the government are involved in drug trafficking.
Speaking during a church service at Ol Jorook in Nyandarua County on Sunday, Gachagua claimed that two Cabinet Secretaries appointed by President Ruto are “drug barons,” raising serious concerns about the credibility of the government’s fight against drug and alcohol abuse.
“When I left the government, Ruto brought two drug barons into his Cabinet as Cabinet Secretaries. How do you expect the fight against drugs to be won? It cannot. Our youth are left in God’s protection,” he said, without naming the officials.
Gachagua, who was impeached from office in October 2024, accused the government of lacking genuine commitment to combatting illicit brews and narcotics, especially in the Central Kenya region. He lamented the return of illicit alcohol in the area, suggesting that the resurgence is deliberate and that authorities have turned a blind eye to the crisis.
“Now, Kenya is the only country in the world where drug barons selling drugs sit in the Cabinet,” Gachagua told congregants, adding that it was unrealistic to expect meaningful reforms while those linked to drug cartels hold influential positions.
The former DP also issued a passionate plea to religious leaders, urging the church to take a more active role in addressing national governance issues.
“Parliament has been captured by the Executive, so the church, speak loudly. If not, Kenya is gone,” he warned, describing the church as the “only remaining hope” for a country he says is heading toward moral and political collapse.
