Kenyan Gen Zs in US to Gachagua: Position yourself as a national leader
“My name is Valentine Wanjiru Githae, and I am here representing the 625 Movement. And mheshimiwa, we are here to tell you the truth, and if we don’t tell the truth as Gen Zs we are doomed to fail, and Kasongo will be back in power,” she stated.
“You need to start positioning yourself as a national leader and not a tribal leader. I know many people won’t like what I am saying, but it is the truth. The first mistake that has been done in this event is speaking Kikuyu,” she added.
“I watched your speech about you in Boston, and there is something you said that the Kikuyu are more hardworking; we have grown the country. But we have done that because we are a beneficiary of Jomo Kenyatta,” she added.
Valentine Wanjiru Githae, directly confronted the former DP over what she termed as divisive rhetoric that undermines national unity.
She told Gachagua to reframe his political approach if he hopes to challenge President William Ruto effectively in 2027.
Wanjiru, who hails from Mathira—Gachagua’s rural home—criticised the decision to begin the meeting by addressing attendees in Kikuyu.
While acknowledging her own Kikuyu heritage, she warned against perpetuating ethnic-based leadership narratives.
“If we position ourselves as Kikuyu, another tribe will also do that, and before we know it, we are back to the same problem,” she cautioned.
Wanjiru also took issue with remarks Gachagua made during a rally in Boston, where he described the Kikuyu as the “drivers of the Kenyan economy” due to their hard work.
She argued that such statements reinforce tribal entitlement and ignore the broader contributions of other Kenyan communities.
“We cannot say that people from other tribes are not hardworking. We have that sense of entitlement as Kikuyus, and it has to stop. If I do not say that, I will not be telling Mheshimiwa the truth,” she asserted.
Gachagua fights off trabalist tag after being confronted by Gen Z in the US
Rigathi Gachagua strongly defended his consistent focus on the Mt. Kenya region, dismissing claims that he is stoking tribal divisions.
“My daughter, if you follow what happened two weeks before I came to America, you will realise why I have to defend the Mt. Kenya people,” Gachagua stated. “Businesses for the Mt. Kenya people were targeted for destruction. In other areas, they were not destroyed. This is because they wanted to intimidate the people of that region into silence.”
He further alleged bias in arrests and prosecutions following the recent anti-government protests, claiming that 92% of those charged with terrorism-related offences were from the Mt. Kenya region.
He concluded by affirming that he is willing to pay any political price for standing with his people.
“Somebody must defend the mountain. If all of us get intimidated and allow the people to get intimidated, what happens? And I say, I don’t have to be president; I don’t have to be anybody in Kenya. And if I will be a nobody because I stand with the people, let it be.
It is obvious Gachagua did not get the message about his tribalism which was delivered so eloquently right in his face. It was a clear and direct vision for our country from the voice of that young Kenyan speaking for Gen Z citizens of our country everywhere they live.
That is what will be resonating with Kenyans in the country and in diaspora but as expected Gachagua did not listen to the wise words from that young Kenyan. Instead he went on with his tiring tribal agenda which is killing his United Opposition hopes to be a real political force in the country.
Gachagua is welcome to go on with his tribalism in his DCP party and the political groups glued to him as he takes them to a political grave and they will deserve that.
There is a wide open dumping ground for the whole team to jump in and Kenyans will move on to build a free country where all citizens are equal and aspire to rebuild our economy, address issues of justice for all Kenyans as they stick to the vision of Kenya’s 2010 Constitution.
What Valentine Wanjiru Githae told Gachagua in Baltimore is not a narrative but the truth and the whole truth and she will be validated in August 2027 when Kenyans head to the polls. Long live that vision for Kenya.
We know Gachagua denounced that clear patriotic vision for that brilliant voice in Baltimore the big issue is what will his United Opposition fellows like Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua and Fred Matiang’i do and say in response to what Valentine Wanjiru Githae frankly told their boss.
Will the opposition continue to bury their heads in the sand looking at the tsunami facing them as they continue to worship King Gachagua. Of course they will because they have no better vision themselves. Good for them and good for the country.
Gachagua has told Kenyans that he is ready to lose the 2027 Presidential and General Elections because he worships tribalism. What are the other leaders in his United Opposition prepared to do. Are they willing to drown with him in that doomed boat? Then they are welcome.
It is amazing that it took the voice of such a young proud Kenyan to loudly say what the whole country has been battling with for months now. Thank you very much because you have spoken for millions of Kenyans.
Valentine Wanjiru Githae has said something that even our most prominent human rights activists in the country have no courage to speak about as they see everything unfolding in front of all Kenyans.
Now it is time for Gachagua and his opposition leaders to “SKIZA WAKENYA”. Oh Dear! Will Gachagua SKIZA Valentine Wanjiru Githae?
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, his spouse Pastor Dorcas and allies during launch of new satellite office in Boston, USA.
The great news here for Kenyans and for the voters in 2027 is that for the first time Gachagua has publicly confessed that he is a tribalist and he will not change that part of his politics.
It is no longer other people claiming that Gachagua is a nasty bigot. The man himself was telling all Kenyans as he spoke in Boltimore that yes tribalism in political leadership is his vision for Kenya. The country will see what the voters think after the 2027 elections.
