Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has sensationally retracted his 2022 claims that the Kenya Kwanza administration inherited “empty coffers” from President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.
Speaking in an explosive interview on Friday, Gachagua made a stunning U-turn, confessing that the narrative of a broke government was, in fact, not entirely accurate.
“There was money. Not an overflow, but enough to keep the country afloat,” he admitted, dismantling the very foundation of Kenya Kwanza’s early economic blame game.
When Gachagua and President William Ruto were sworn into office on September 13, 2022, the former deputy had painted a picture of doom, lamenting about a collapsing economy saddled with Sh10 trillion in public debt. Now, it appears that dire warning may have been more political spin than fiscal reality.
So why the dramatic shift?
Gachagua now claims he was sidelined, merely a passenger in an administration tightly gripped by President Ruto.
“Everything is about Ruto. Run by Ruto, executed by Ruto, monitored by Ruto. We were just there—nothing we could do,” he declared in a startling rebuke of the very government he once helped lead.
The firestorm didn’t stop there.
He torched Ruto’s recent Cabinet shakeups, calling them a “smokescreen” to distract Kenyans from deeper leadership failures.
“Thirteen out of 22 ministers have been kicked out, yet nothing has changed. They aren’t the problem—he is,” Gachagua fired, directly pointing the finger at the President. “This is not governance; it’s a game of musical chairs.”
In a final bombshell, Gachagua likened the President’s decision-making circle to a puppet show—where even advisors are instructed how to advise.
“It’s a zero-sum game. Nothing will change in this country—it’s only going to get worse,” he warned grimly.
As the political dust settles, Kenyans are left asking: Was the “broke government” story a grand deception? And if so, what else has been hidden from the public?
This revelation threatens to redefine the narrative around Kenya Kwanza’s legitimacy—and exposes deep cracks within the ruling alliance’s highest echelons.
