Some months ago, right after his impeachment, Rigathi Gachagua’s television interviews were must-watch events. He rode on public sympathy, projecting himself as a man with secrets about President William Ruto, and Kenyans tuned in, eager for revelations. His name trended, his barbs stung, and his defiance was cheered.
But that chapter has closed. His yesterday’s appearance on Inooro TV proved just how far his star has dimmed. Instead of substance, Gachagua offered stale grievances and personal vendettas. He mocked his fellow opposition leaders reducing politics to a tally of who had shouted the loudest against Ruto at rallies. He promised to cancel every project Ruto has initiated — yet offered no alternative plan for jobs, inflation, or youth unrest.
At his lowest, he urged Mt Kenya residents to heckle leaders who oppose him. That a man who once sat in the Deputy President’s chair now glorifies political thuggery underlines the pettiness that has come to define him.
The reaction told the story: no trending hashtags, no debate, no buzz. Where once he stirred the nation, today his tirades barely ripple beyond his inner circle. “Gachagua confuses bitterness for strategy,” a Nyeri observer noted. “But Kenyans have stopped listening.”
Gachagua’s politics offer neither unity nor direction. Instead of solutions, he delivers grudges. Instead of vision, vengeance. In the end, his latest tirade confirmed what many already knew: Kenya has moved on.
