Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s image first appeared on social media two days ago, facing the breathtaking Mt. Kenya with his hands up in submission.
He admitted in an interview that he hiked into a refuge in the Mt. Kenya Forest to pray for three days in the peace of the natural world so he could spend some quiet time with God.
This occurred last week during the four-day cabinet retreat at the Fairmont Hotel in Nanyuki, which was held to assess how well the Kenya Kwanza administration was performing.
“I went to the mountain because that is where it is quiet to cry to God to have mercy on our people… I‘m in pain that since I became the deputy president I have been to offices [of white men] borrowing food. As Kikuyus, we hate borrowing. I’m ashamed,” he said.
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“I also went to the mountain to pray for rains and cry for our people acknowledging that God has blessed us with fertile lands and we are hardworking but we are laden with problems and there is no food… I prayed that God would forgive us and allow rain to pour for us to have enough food,” he added.
He claimed that on the second day, he returned to the woodland sanctuary to pray for God to have mercy on the boy child in Central Kenya who had lost his way due to drug and alcohol usage.
“And even as we pray to God to help the men to change their ways, we are also going to engage the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) in arresting those that are selling alcohol to our children, destroying a generation,” he said.
He added that he prayed to God to end cancer, which has killed many people and left houses in squalor.
President William Ruto had a challenging task ahead of him, according to DP Rigathi, who claimed to have faced the mountain on the last day to pray for him.
“I prayed that God would bless him with courage and wisdom to lead this nation… that he should not tire but be steadfast in working for Kenyans. I pray that he is able to listen to wise counsel and he is guided to reviving the economy back to retired President Mwai Kibaki times,” he said.
