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Looks like Riggy G got ensnared in the traps he set up for others

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [PCS]

It looks like Deputy Prezzo Rigathi Gachagua aka Riggy G's shareholding in government has tumbled - the term preferred by business scribes is tanked - and he could be contemplating bolting out of UDA. I suppressed a laugh when I read that because Riggy G can't run that fast!

But Riggy G's did not think it a laughing matter; his office demanded a retraction in a note that dripped with titles that made the man sound like a deity. He was referenced as "His Excellency," "Deputy President" and "Deputy Party Leader" countless times.

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