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Deputy President of Kenya, Rigathi Gachagua, reacts as he addresses the media during a press conference at his official residence in Nairobi, on October 7, 2024. [AFP]
Kenya's Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua was a scandal-tainted political novice when he rode an anti-establishment wave to become deputy president -- only to be impeached by the lower house of parliament just two years after taking office.
"Riggy G", as he is known, has seen his popular touch eroded by a battered economy and spiralling cost of living.
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