Gachagua Defends President Ruto's Foreign Trips

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has defended President William Ruto's foreign trips, which have reportedly cost taxpayers more than his predecessor in the same period. 

Gachagua reasoned that the reports overlooked the rewards the country has gained from the trips. He expressed his opinion while attending the signing of the European Union - Kenya Partnership Agreement at State House, Nairobi on Monday. The DP insisted that in order to make informed and unbiased conclusions, the media should examine the benefits the country has attained and compare that to the amount President Ruto has spent  

"Yesterday I found a headline saying for the time you have been in the office you have spent three times what your predecessor spent on local and international travel but these people were not honest enough and objective to outline the level of activities you have carried out in that time because the cost is determined by the level of activity. I invite the media to find out when the president has travelled and to which country, what is the gain for the country? It is only then you can make an objective analysis," Gachagua said.

The DP claimed that when Ruto ascended to power, the nation was economically dented and that Ruto is doing his best to rectify the situation. He also acclaimed Ruto's hands-on approach to leadership, asserting that Institutions bloom because the accounting officers employ an active approach to leadership which is precisely what President Ruto is doing with the nation.