The mind behind the myth
Riggy operates on a different wavelength—he’s not defined by fabric or fashion. His sharp questions, precise arguments, and unwavering principles have set him apart. In hushed circles, people debated his ideas long before they ever saw him in a boardroom or State House chambers.
Conversations around his intellect spark energy, not envy. He stands as proof that substance still matters. In a place cluttered with smooth speeches, he brings salt and seasoning.
The new face in State House wears a suit better than any tailor could craft—but inside, opinions wander aimlessly. He moves alongside an older figure, both projecting presence but delivering emptiness. Their words echo without conviction, and their decisions seem set on a slow pillaging.
Power becomes performance when decoupled from sincerity. These men inhabit offices but not causes. Without a clear pulse behind their posture, their corridors feel drained.
3 Age, suits, and national bleeding
The older man, tagged as “R”, will soon fade from the front pages—but not from the debt ledger. Kenya, by some estimates, pays more than 10 percent interest on the international bonds it issued earlier this year—an alarming cost that swallows opportunity theguardian.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2reuters.com+2lemonde.fr+1cfr.org+1en.wikipedia.org+9en.wikipedia.org+9reuters.com+9reuters.com+13theguardian.com+13parliament.go.ke+13reuters.com+1reuters.com+1. Projects meant to build schools, clinics or roads are now feeding debt service.
It’s a grim inheritance. Future Kenyans will inherit portfolios marked more by interest than by infrastructure. The true weight of that man’s time in power? A chain stretching across generations—difficult to break.
The country’s debt-to-GDP ratio lingers just above 58 percent and is projected to reach below 55 percent only under strict discipline foreignaffairs.com+1reuters.com+1. But discipline is hard to find in a system that siphons off resources while leaving the masses to carry the burden.
Elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, states have slashed budgets and cut subsidies under IMF urging; Kenya isn’t exempt . One out of every three tax shillings goes into interest payments alone reuters.com+1reuters.com+1, starving public health and education. Families tighten belts; children wonder why classrooms crumble.
Gachagua’s stand and exile
Rigathi Gachagua spoke when most politicians hush—or spin. He railed against corruption, tribal manipulation and unchecked authority. He warned of empty state coffers, lobbied for transparency, and refused to back down even as accusations flared.
Parliament impeached him on five charges—ethnic incitement, undermining judges, subverting the president—after the assembly voted 282 to 44 to remove him from office reuters.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2reuters.com+2parliament.go.ke+12aljazeera.com+12cfr.org+12. They carried it through in the Senate even as he lay hospitalized, calling out chest pains, only hours earlier .
He left with a heavy message: truth breeds trouble in a house built on silence.
Voices rising, system cracking
Roughly half the parliament stands around two brothers in suits, apparently oblivious to their emptiness. But beyond official chambers, voices demand more. Generation Z mobilized against the finance bill; pushed government to abandon tax hikes, ignite accountability en.wikipedia.org+11theguardian.com+11cfr.org+11.
Analysts say the party line around Gachagua’s impeachment is playing politics—not holding power to account parliament.go.ke+12cfr.org+12aljazeera.com+12. When accountability is selective, cynicism grows fast. The cost of silence becomes visible in the streets.
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