Gachagua to Macron, Guterres: 'Your host Ruto is Kenya's greatest threat'
Rigathi Gachagua dismisses Africa Forward Summit as a political "sideshow," accuses President Ruto of seeking international legitimacy while ignoring crises in healthcare, education and security...
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Rigathi Gachagua, leader of the Democratic Change Party, has criticized President William Ruto during the Africa Forward Summit, directing his accusations at United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and French President Emmanuel Macron.
- Gachagua called the summit a "sideshow" and labeled President Ruto a "threat to regional stability."
- He accused the Ruto administration of colluding with foreign governments in the alleged abductions of political dissidents, citing the cases of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and Tanzanian journalist Maria Sarungi.
- Gachagua also alleged the irregular diversion of approximately Sh7.3 billion from Kenya's Fuel Levy Fund to pay French firms for a cancelled highway contract.
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