Rigathi Gachagua

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 15 - Kenya's deputy president-elect Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua has weathered corruption scandals and links to the country's former ...

“He would clearly have a good chance… The judge ruled that Gachagua had failed to explain the source of 200 million shillings found in his bank account and should therefore surrender it to the state. Tapping into the political network he had established as an administrator, the outspoken Gachagua become a stalwart of the Kenyatta campaign. Known for his business acumen, Gachagua later quit public service to focus on entrepreneurship, before returning in 2001 to work as the personal assistant to Kenyatta, then a minister in Moi’s government. In 1991, Gachagua became a junior district administrator in the authoritarian government of the late president Daniel arap Moi. He studied political science and literature at the University of Nairobi before undertaking paramilitary training to become a district officer in charge of internal security.