I saw Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi talking to the Kenyan Diaspora population when he was in Brazil. That is very nice.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Thursday held an engagement session with members of the Kenyan diaspora in Brazil, where they shared their experiences of living, studying, and working in the South American nation.
The meeting brought together a community of Kenyans living in the world’s fifth-largest country.
Discussions focused on opportunities and challenges abroad, as well as the government’s efforts to support them.“I had a fulfilling engagement with the vibrant Kenyan diaspora in Brazil, who shared valuable insights on living, studying, and working in the world’s fifth-largest country,” Mudavadi said.
“Assured them of Kenya’s continued stability, grounded in strong institutions and good governance,” he stated.
A member of the Kenyan Diaspora in Brazil during an engagement session with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Thursday, May 15, 2025/ OPCS
He also assured the community of Kenya’s stability.He highlighted the proposed Diaspora Infrastructure Bond as a key opportunity.Mudavadi reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to creating a supportive environment for diaspora-led investments.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi during an engagement session with Kenyans in Diaspora on Thursday, May 15, 2025
The engagement reflected the government’s efforts to strengthen ties with the diaspora and boost their role in national development.He also met Beatrice Chelimo, Chair of the diaspora community in Brazil.Mudavadi was accompanied by Andrew Karanja, Kenya’s newly appointed Ambassador to Brazil.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi engages with members of the Kenyan Diaspora in Brazil on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
Members of the Kenyan Diaspora living in Brazil during an engagement session with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Thursday, May 15, 2025
But here is the deal. The other day I woke up and my nephew was calling from Nairobi. He had been thrown out of his house and had to pay Sh. 9,720. rent arrears. He just lost his job and he told his landlord that is why he did not pay the rent.
You know one thing with Kenyans. They call you and if you don’t answer the phone, they are calling five times more. They are lovely. Aren’t they?
I told him, dude you tell your landlord you have no job and cannot pay rent, the landlord is going to kick you out of the house. Then we paid the rent and he was back in the house.
Three days later he calls me and tells me he has a new job and he is going to fix the housing thing.
Then my niece who is in college and we have a plan. Her mother pays the rent every month while she is in college. I pay the tuition fees and it is very high. So we do it.
Then two days ago she called me about exam fee for Sh. 12,000. and I was like what the heck is this. Apparently it is from the ministry of agriculture and she told me she has to do it. So we have to pay.
That is how the Sh. 645 billion a year comes from. We have to support our families and half your salary from out here goes home to keep people alive. It is great.
Here is my position on how best to utilize Kenyan Diaspora resources. There are millions of Kenyans out of the country and doing great things as well as earning good money.
The money we send now is just for survival. I ask the the Kenyan Government to give us a chance to invest in the country.
Give Kenyans in Diaspora Tax Free Opportunities to bring industrial investment into the country. Allow solar energy projects to bring energy to the country. Let the Diaspora folks invest in all that. If you do that the Diaspora money in Kenya will go into trillions per year. Try it.
There are millions of us out here with money. We can get loans out here because were are workers. Give us a chance to invest in Kenya.
Meanwhile the crying in the republic goes on.
It is useless.
‘Don’t leave me… I’m a good man’: How Ruto cried in my house – Gachagua opens up
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaking during an interview in Nyeri.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed how President William Ruto convinced him to support his 2022 presidential bid, accusing the head of state of betrayal and deception.
While terming the Head of State a ‘betrayer and deceptor’, Gachagua in a tell-all interview claimed that Ruto, in the run-up to the 2022 General Election, would often cry and beg him to join his political camp.
He said that his heart finally melted in compassion to constant adjures by the president, who at the time was the DP, and he gave in and supported his bid, against the calls by his long-term friend Uhuru Kenyatta, who was supporting Raila Odinga for the same seat.
Gachagua laid emphasis on Ruto’s tears, reiterating that they made him see the vulnerable side of his friend at the time and thus made it easy for him to believe him.
“The guy would come here and cry, tears, Machozi. When you see a grown-up man crying, you feel for him. I was a great friend of Uhuru Kenyatta, I was his PA and at one point he felt that I am under so much pressure from my family and other people to go back to Uhuru Kenyatta and he knew that if I left him he is done,” Gachagua said in an interview at his home with Obinna Show.
Asked what he would do after seeing the president in tears, Gahagua said, “I was in shock, sasa mtu mkubwa akikulilia please my brother…so if I can tell you if there is a guy who is deceptive, that is the guy. If it is a woman crying or children, you would take it lightly, but a grown-up, a leader for that matter, took it seriously.”
Gachagua further opened up about the alleged emotional and calculated tactics Ruto supposedly used to win his support, including frequent visits to his home, emotional appeals, and invoking religion to gain trust.
“That man used to come to this house all the time. Pastor Dorcas even cooked for him many times. He was always here while he sought my support to become president,” Gachagua recalled, describing how Ruto cultivated a close relationship with him during the pre-election period.
“So he was here crying, ‘my brother, please, I beg you, don’t leave me, I have suffered, I am a good man, I am a Christian, let’s do it together’…crying tears, and I said okay, pastor, let’s listen to this man.”
He also described his former boss as a master of manipulation, saying, “I was betrayed by a man I thought was a good man, a Christian. I didn’t see it coming until late. The guy is so good at deception. He would come here and pray for us. He is in another class when it comes to deception and conmanship.”
The former DP said the photos of Ruto still hanging in his home serve as a painful reminder of what he now views as betrayal.
“The pictures are a constant reminder of betrayal. When I see him, I remember how he betrayed me in a vicious manner. Now, when people come here, I look at them closely. I look for possible betrayers because now I am very careful,” Gachagua said.
