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No, Mr Gachagua, the Republic of Kenya is no limited company

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua believes the Republic of Kenya is 'Kenya Republic & Co. Limited', a limited liability company, that will distribute jobs and resources of Kenya to shareholders, defined by him as only those Kenyans who voted for President William Ruto in last year's elections together with, perhaps, a few gazetted Venezuelans.

Our ancient seer Mugo wa Kabiru had already foreseen this. In 1896, (together with his words on the railway), he prophesied that later a wise leader would move a Motion that Parliament being, of course, the General Meeting of the Republic Company, must expel all persons from the National Assembly, who had not been voted for by Kenya Kwanza supporters, since only Kenya Kwanza persons are members of the company.

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