Rigathi Gachagua is playing kalongolongo politics — loud, messy, and directionless. He thrives on sympathy after his impeachment saga, but politics built on pity is like smoke in the wind: it fades fast.
Come 2027, the truth will be laid bare. Gachagua may not even command two MPs in Mt. Kenya. The hype around him today is nothing but hot air. Once the dust settles and serious campaigns begin, voters will separate the ripe from the rotten, and his brand of tribal, revenge-driven politics will be exposed for what it is — empty noise.
Gachagua has no real agenda. He doesn’t talk about jobs for the youth, better healthcare, or support for farmers. Instead, his rallies are filled with anger, bitterness, and a dangerous language of division. Leadership that is fueled by hate cannot build anything; it can only destroy.
Compare him even with leaders like Kasongo, who at least stood for something. Gachagua is worse — a man more obsessed with settling personal scores than charting a path forward for the country. A leader without vision is like a driver speeding on the highway with no brakes — he will crash, and he will take others down with him.
Mt. Kenya deserves better than kalongolongo politics. It deserves leaders who can unite the region, push development, and negotiate nationally with a clear agenda, not emotional outbursts. The region has produced serious statesmen in the past; reducing it to Gachagua’s circus is a betrayal of that history.
His politics won’t last because empty drums may make the most noise, but they never carry the harvest home. 2027 will prove that
