Gachagua Condemned for Seeking Supply of Lobsters and Prawns, Yet Kenyans Can't Afford Unga

Gachagua Condemned for Seeking Supply of Lobsters and Prawns, Yet Kenyans Can't Afford Unga

The Office of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has come under heavy condemnation from Azimio for inviting bidders for the supply of seafood through an advert made in the dailies.

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has condemned the Deputy President for seeking a supply of fish and seafood yet Kenyans can hardly put food on the table. Sifuna dubbed Mr Gachagua as Marie Antoinette for seeking and savoring lobster and prawn when Kenyans struggle to buy unga. Marie Antoinette was a queen in France who splurged on fashion and other ornate indulgences. 

 "Rigathi Gachagua is Kenya’s Marie Antoinette. At a time most Kenyans can barely afford unga, he is putting out tenders for lobster and prawn, "Sifuna told the Star. 

The advert from Gachagua's office has invited qualified bidders to compete in the supply of poultry, beef, pork, lamb and goat. The tender is applicable through Financial Years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025. 

The Public Procurement and Disposal Act enables public offices to invite tenders for goods and services in the public space. M

eanwhile, President William Ruto endeavors to partake in budget cuts in order to reduce the country's budget deficits. The government will target non-essential spending, especially on traveling and advertising.  

The Government has already trimmed budget allocations for foreign travel, training, and purchases of furniture.  
 

Comments

M kiratu (not verified)     Wed, 05/10/2023 @ 04:51am

You can take a boy from the farm, but hard to take the farm from the boy.
You can not take Gichagi off Gachagua. He is a gichagi boy thru and thru. Some people call it sitting on one's brain for too long.

Mutuura mwangi (not verified)     Wed, 05/10/2023 @ 07:45am

The "poor Kenyans who can hardly put food on the table". I dare ask, how are these same "poor" Kenyans so willing and able to put money, lots and lots of it, into the pockets of the countless witches masquerading as pastors and making them billionaires? Is there a different definition of "poor" when it comes to politics? I dare say that there are no poor Kenyans, just rich Kenyans masquerading as "poor".

Mūndūmūgo (not verified)     Wed, 05/10/2023 @ 02:56pm

He might be tired of waru, ngwacī and ndūma. He heard wypipo eat lobster and prawns as a delicacy and he has to try. If he only knew that lobster used to be the poor man's chicken and was used as food for prisoners, slaves and as fertilizer. Someone tell him that sand vein isn't really a vein.

Asista (not verified)     Wed, 05/10/2023 @ 05:52pm

Lobster or shrimp all have trickle down economic value; from the poor fishermen who catches cleans, transports , to the cook and finally to Sifuna who eats it.
Being in opposition party doesn’t necessarily mean you can oppose common sense. Not everything is all about Ugali.
Sifuna himself earns about 40 times the poor. How many times has he forfeit his salary or donated for the same ugali people?

Guest (not verified)     Wed, 05/10/2023 @ 06:09pm

This is the time for coast and Nyanza wavuvis to shine.Azimio should not be complaining.If the money is there just supply the product .Since when did a hungry Kenyan mpig refuse to eat because there is hunger in northeastern .Stop trying to “police”the rich it is your taxes they are spending if you do not supply it some other corrupt tenderpreneur will hata kama ni kuimport from China.

Sir thiosh (not verified)     Thu, 05/11/2023 @ 03:06am

When they were shouting maize prize should go down they forgot it’s Kenyans who cultivate maize now their product will be hurt if we import fish now the same game now rules changes

Menye (not verified)     Thu, 05/11/2023 @ 12:25pm

Sifuna,a benefactor of institutionalized corruption should have first thanked hungry billionaire Kenyans for preferring to fund useless institutions to food.They pay him and other 67 so-called senators $1500 per month for doing ABUSOLUTLY NOTHING.They also fund 700+ ministeries,48 governments and employ 2400MCAs,94 governors+deputies 700+ ministers,49 useless parliaments which they have transformed to be blotherels etc.Thug Sifuna & Co.should start the process of downsizing the bloated government if they want to help them.All these people are paid for looting.How can you describe people who fund useless political parties owned by elite gangsters at a tune of shs 10b. per year?

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