Rigathi Gachagua

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Ruto tasks Gachagua to lead coffee sector reforms, Mudavadi to ... (Capital FM Kenya)

Under Executive Order 1 of 2023, Ruto mandated Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi to oversee a docket he named Goverment Delivery Services which ...

Joseph Busiega is the office’s Chief of Staff. He is also to chair and coordinate the national government legislative agenda across all ministries and state departments. Additionally, he will chair the Nairobi Rivers Commission, which is spearheading efforts to clean and reclaim Nairobi rivers.

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Gachagua explains why Sakaja should drop motive to evict matatus ... (Pulse Live Kenya)

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told off Nairobi County Governor Johson Sakaja to respect the businesses owned by Mt Kenya People in Nairobi.

Sakaja however, stated that no one will direct him on how to run Nairobi County. Our government is pro-business people- to protect and grow these businesses," Gachagua stated during the interview. Through a public statement issued on Sunday, January 8, 2022, Sakaja said he would not engage in public altercations with Rigathi or any other leader. There was Igathe whom I rallied people against, was I tribal?" When Governor Johnson Sakaja was being elected, there was Margaret Wanjiru, whom I asked to shelf her ambitions for the young man. "I have spoken and as a leader, I do not have to repeat myself, people should carry on with their business in every part of the country, and this is not just for the Kikuyu community.

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Rigathi Gachagua Says He's Powers to Tell Governors What to Do ... (Tuko.co.ke)

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said the executive order signed by President William Ruto gave him powers over devolved units; He argued that the powers ...

Governor Sakaja is in charge of Nairobi county, he is the one who was given the mandate by the Nairobians. "I want to join my colleagues to warn Deputy President Gachagua that you must respect the constitution. On this issue Sakaja is right and the deputy president is wrong," Orengo said on Tuesday, January 3. “There is no governor that I cannot tell what they need to do…. [James Orengo](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tag/james-orengo/) said the second in command was at fault in purporting to direct Sakaja on matters of the county. [Johnson Sakaja](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tag/johnson-sakaja/) on how to run the county.

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Ruto reassigns Gachagua's roles in new Executive Order (Pulse Live Kenya)

President William Ruto has issued Executive Order No. 1 of 2023, reorganizing his government. | Pulselive Kenya.

It will also perform any other functions assigned by the President. Mudavadi will perform any other functions assigned by the President. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has been assigned to oversee government delivery.

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Gachagua's role expanded as Ruto reorganises government (The Standard)

Gachagua will now steer the coffee sector reforms amid conflict between the Ministry of Agriculture and the CMA over who exactly is the parent body of the ...

The President placed the Hustler Fund under the State Department for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. We have to be honest and honourable people because there are sufficient structures within government for us to sort out unnecessary disputes that occur in government institutions," Ruto said on Saturday during the Cabinet retreat at the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki. The Head of State assigned Investment and Trade Ministry CS Moses Kuria three state departments instead of the previous two. It will not happen. Ruto split the Ministry of Environment into the State Department for Environment and Climate Change and the State Department for Forestry and added more roles to the Tourism Ministry to manage the State Department for Culture and Heritage and the State Department for Tourism and Wildlife. They include the State Department for Investment Promotion, the State Department for Trade, and the State Department for Industry.

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You don't have power over Sakaja, Sifuna tells DP Gachagua (The Standard)

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has asked Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to stop antagonising Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over the county boss's ...

He will, in the end, only account to Nairobians and not Gachagua.” “Nairobians have stated unequivocally that they want the city to change. They are therefore not subject to direction or control by the national government,” said the Nairobi Senator. Governor Sakaja knows this fact and should proceed to execute his agenda in the manner he sees fit. It is this mandate that forces me to now speak on the recent conduct of the deputy president,” Sifuna said in a statement dated Monday, January 9. “The DP has reportedly declared that he can direct any governor on what to do.

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Ruto reassigns Gachagua in Executive Order (The Star, Kenya)

ECONOMIC REVOLUTION: Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia, President William Ruto, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Nyandarua Governor Moses Kiarie during an ...

Under his new roles, Gachagua will be chairing the Cabinet Committees and oversee implementation of Cabinet decisions across all Ministries and State Departments. - Under his new roles, Rigathi will be seen chairing the Cabinet committees and oversee implementation of Cabinet decisions across all Ministries and State Departments. He will also oversee Public Sector Reforms, co-ordinate the planning and supervise the implementation of development partners’ funded programs and projects and any other function as may be assigned by the President.

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I'm not fighting Sakaja but protecting traders - Gachagua (The Star, Kenya)

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has weighed in on the alleged tiff between him and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja. Gachagua in an interview at Inooro TV ...

Gachagua said it's not all about the matatus, but also the businesses conducted along the matatu stages like shops and clothes. I'm still that Gachagua, I cannot keep quiet when I hear or see our people being disadvantaged," he said. Gachagua in an interview at Inooro TV on Sunday said he has no problem with Sakaja but he was only looking out for the wellness of Kenyans.

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Governors do not report to you, Sifuna tells Gachagua (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has weighed into the apparent quarrel pitting Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and City Governor Johnson Sakaja.

He wants Sakaja allowed to proceed to execute his agenda in the manner he sees fit. He says this is what Sakaja was out to achieve in his plan for the capital. “The governors do not report to Gachagua.

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Sakaja Details How He Will Resolve Differences With Gachagua (Kenyans.co.ke)

A collage of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja. Kenyans.co.ke.

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Deputy President's roles defined as Ruto reorganizes govt (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

President William Ruto made good one of his campaign promises Monday when he proceeded to define the roles of his deputy Rigathi Gachagua.

In this regard, Gachagua appears to have started off his latest assignments having already initiated the process to reconcile warring parties in Meru County. The changes coming just a day after the conclusion of a Cabinet retreat chaired by President Ruto who announced; “we have managed to come up with a clear plan for the development of Kenya,” 1 of 2023, the President assigned key roles to Gachagua, chief among them, the responsibility to exercise control over execution of decisions made by the cabinet.

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Hussein Mohammed no longer Mugonyi's deputy at PCS, remains ... (Nairobi News)

President William Ruto has dropped Hussein Mohammed as Deputy Head of the Presidential Communication Service (PCS). A circular by the Head of State released ...

Mugonyi, a former journalist attached to the Nation Media Group, has worked for President Ruto’s communication team for the past decade at a time he served as the Deputy President based at the Harambee Annex and Karen residence. Mohammed, a renowned TV journalist, was named both State House Spokesperson and PCS Deputy Head in a raft of appointments made by the Head of State in 2022. President William Ruto has dropped Hussein Mohammed as Deputy Head of the Presidential Communication Service (PCS).

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Rigathi Gachagua Vows William Ruto's Gov't Will Seize Assets of ... (Tuko.co.ke)

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said the new administration will repossess illicit wealth accumulated by senior figures in Uhuru's regime whom he accused ...

Corruption will not eat your future. Corruption will not destroy your plans," said Ruto. "They were very vocal in telling Kenyans not to vote for thieves yet they were the real thieves. [promised to slay the dragon of corruption.](https://www.tuko.co.ke/politics/466581-nyayo-rally-william-ruto-promises-fight-corruption-state-capture/) [Business Leaders of the Year 2022](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tags/business-leaders-year-2022/) [Japhet Ruto](https://www.tuko.co.ke/authors/japhet-ruto/)

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Why Ruto has abandoned 'state capture' inquiry pledge (The Star, Kenya)

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed that the Kenya Kwanza government is no longer keen on establishing a judicial inquiry into 'state capture'.

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You don't have power over Sakaja, Sifuna tells DP Gachagua (The Standard)

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has asked Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to stop antagonising Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over the county boss's ...

He will, in the end, only account to Nairobians and not Gachagua.” “Nairobians have stated unequivocally that they want the city to change. They are therefore not subject to direction or control by the national government,” said the Nairobi Senator. Governor Sakaja knows this fact and should proceed to execute his agenda in the manner he sees fit. It is this mandate that forces me to now speak on the recent conduct of the deputy president,” Sifuna said in a statement dated Monday, January 9. “The DP has reportedly declared that he can direct any governor on what to do.

Edwin Sifuna: Rigathi Gachagua Is Effortlessly Turning into National ... (Tuko.co.ke)

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna clapped back at Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his claims that he can direct any governor on what to do, ...

“There is no governor that I cannot tell what they need to do…. But he has now gone a step further and reportedly declared that he can direct any governor on what to do," Sifuna said. The governors do not report to Gachagua. They are therefore not subject to direction or control by the national government. [Johnson Sakaja](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tag/johnson-sakaja/) on how to run the county. [Nairobi](https://kiswahili.tuko.co.ke/tag/habari-za-kaunti-ya-nairobi/) Senator Edwin Sifuna has clapped back at Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his claims that he can direct any governor on what to do.

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Gachagua tells PSV operators, bar owners to disregard Sakaja ... (Capital FM Kenya)

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 9- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told bar owners and Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators in the city to go on with - Kenya ...

“The same county government that is closing bars today is the same one that issued them with licenses. The moment you do away with that stage, you kill hundreds of shops along that road. “For instance, you want to kill the tearoom stage.

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DP Gachagua: I Endorsed Sakaja Over our Daughter and Son ... (nairobiwire.com)

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says he won't stop speaking out against Nairobi Governor Sakaja and any of his policies that might disadvantage ...

I’m with my people and others in the whole country,” Gachagua said. It is there outlined in the Executive order issued by the president, that I’m the bridge between the National and County Governors and that is by the order of the President,” Riggy G insisted. “It is up to him to go and choose between fighting those who made him governor or consult them in service delivery. Being made DP did not change my roots and traditions. I endorsed Sakaja in place of our daughter and son. The hustlers are not complaining.

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There is no tiff between Gachagua and I - Sakaja (The Star, Kenya)

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and his deputy Njoroge Muchiri during a service at Pefa Church in South B on January 8, 2023. Image: JOHNSON SAKAJA.

We do not need a lot of speed, go slow," the DP said. "I shall sit down with Sakaja because we are the ones who elected him. “People are trying to create a tiff between the DP and me.

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