Gachagua Reveals What Ruto Is Expected to Address in Tonight’s National Address

DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of planning to “con” Kenyans during his national address on Thursday, July 30.

Gachagua claimed Ruto would use the address to unveil a new long-term development plan, Vision 2060, which he said would replace the existing Vision 2030 framework.

The former Deputy President also alleged that Ruto plans to involve retired President Uhuru Kenyatta in the initiative as its team leader.

Speaking ahead of Ruto’s address, Gachagua accused the President of attempting to deceive Kenyans by introducing another long-term vision.

“Today, he has come up with another con game and deception, a very big one,” Gachagua said.

He claimed media houses had been invited to State House for the event, alleging that Ruto would present Vision 2060 to Kenyans.

“Do you know what he is coming to do? He is coming to launch Vision 2060. This guy thinks Kenyans are fools,” Gachagua said.

His remarks come days after the government received a proposed long-term development blueprint intended to succeed Vision 2030.

The blueprint, titled Developing a New Vision for Kenya: Towards a First World Nation, proposes a 30-to-40-year roadmap for Kenya’s economic transformation.

Gachagua Opposes Uhuru’s Involvement

Gachagua further claimed that Ruto intends to appoint Uhuru Kenyatta to lead the team working on the new vision.

He urged the former President not to accept the alleged appointment.

“My elder brother, President Kenyatta, please do not agree to be dragged into that mud,” Gachagua said.

“Kenyans will hate you and look down on you.”

Gachagua said Uhuru should instead retire from active politics with dignity after serving as President for two terms.

“We want Uhuru to retire with dignity. He did a good job for 10 years. He deserves to rest,” he said.

The DCP leader suggested that Ruto could instead appoint other people within his administration to lead the initiative.

“Let Murkomen be the team leader for that project. Or Francis Atwoli-you have many people,” Gachagua said.

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Questions Ruto Should Answer

Gachagua also challenged Ruto to use the national address to respond to issues he said were of greater concern to Kenyans.

He urged the President to address allegations surrounding abductions, extrajudicial killings and police conduct.

“Please take time to tell Kenyans why you ordered the abductions of Kenyans, why you ordered extrajudicial killings,” Gachagua said.

He also questioned the government’s handling of education, healthcare and public assets.

“Tell them why you destroyed free primary education that was introduced by Kibaki, the third President of Kenya,” he said.

Gachagua further criticised the transition from the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Authority (SHA), claiming the new system was not working.

“Why did you destroy NHIF instead of improving it? You brought an animal called SHA that is not working,” he said.

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Vision 2060 Proposal

The proposed long-term blueprint seeks to provide a development roadmap beyond Vision 2030, with its authors arguing that Kenya needs a plan that can survive changes in government and election cycles.

The proposal also recommends putting key development goals into law to ensure continuity across administrations.

President Ruto previously stressed the need for continuity in national development, arguing that development should not be abandoned whenever a new administration takes office.

Gachagua, however, dismissed the proposed Vision 2060 framework as a distraction from issues he believes Kenyans want the government to address.

The DCP leader said he would issue an assessment of Ruto’s performance after four years in office on August 10.

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