Gachagua: Kenyans in the US treated me like a king during two-month tour
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says his August-October US trip cost about KSh 150 million, all paid by Kenyans living there. He told a vernacular TV station on Sunday that he did not spend a single shilling.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says Kenyans in the US gave him and his wife the welcome of a lifetime. According to The Star, he called their hospitality the greatest affection he had ever received. His US tour lasted two months, from August 26 to October 20. Gachagua, who leads the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), spoke on Sunday in a long interview with a vernacular television station. Supporters met him at the airport with flowers and songs, he said. He added that they treated him "like their king" and "like a young child". Gachagua said he did not stay in hotels. Instead, the community asked families with big houses to move out for a while. That gave him and his wife, Pastor Dorcas Gachagua, room to live. Women brought food and nuts, he said, while others did his laundry and ironed his clothes. Supporters also took him shopping. They bought him shoes…
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