It’s laughable—and sad—that a man impeached for preaching tribalism, division, and bitterness now wants to rebrand himself as a mentor of the next generation. This is not leadership. This is pure hypocrisy wearing a new suit.
Rigathi Gachagua’s political career has been defined by us-versus-them rhetoric, regional favoritism, and a stubborn refusal to embrace national unity. He didn’t just flirt with tribal politics—he built his entire brand around it. He told us who deserved government resources and who didn’t, depending on where they came from. He reduced the national conversation to one tribe versus the rest, and when the country started boiling, he claimed he was just “speaking the truth.”
This is the same man now asking Kenyans to take him seriously as a mentor? To teach young leaders what—how to weaponize tribal identity? How to tear down national institutions while pretending to fight for the people? How to divide a country and then pretend to be its healer?
Let’s be honest: Kenya is tired of leaders who light fires in public, then pose with water buckets on Instagram. Leadership is not a game of microphones and drama. It’s a calling that demands integrity, consistency, and nation-first thinking. Gachagua failed that test—loudly and repeatedly.
Young leaders deserve better role models—men and women who build bridges, not barricades. Who lead with humility, not arrogance. Who believe in a united Kenya, not in ethnic strongholds.
Gachagua can attempt to rebrand all he wants, but Kenyans remember. And what they remember is division, not direction. Bitterness, not vision.
We’ve seen his kind of leadership before. We don’t need a repeat.
