NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 17 – Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto’s administration of misusing public funds, claiming the government is rushing to spend billions through a supplementary budget before the end of the financial year.
Gachagua on Wednesday alleged that Sh6.2 billion was being pushed through budget votes that he claimed had not been properly audited.
“Mr. William Ruto and his boys are on a looting spree,” Gachagua said.
“Acknowledging that his game over, they are saying it is injury time. That is the mantra.”
The former Deputy President claimed the funds were being channeled through various government offices, including State House, the Office of the Deputy President, the State Department for Internal Security and the National Intelligence Service.
He alleged the money was being hidden under categories such as maintenance, operations and other government expenses.
“The cash is being siphoned through State House, Office of the Deputy President, State Department of Internal Security and the National Intelligence Service,” Gachagua claimed.
According to Gachagua, the alleged spending was happening at a time when many Kenyans are struggling with challenges in essential services.
“This is happening when hospitals have no drugs, cancer patients are in deep pain, our students have no capitation, university and college students have no funding,” he said.
The DCP leader further claimed that the money was being used for political activities, including voter mobilization, political alliances and by-election campaigns.
“This is money for bribing voters, paying goons, buying MPs and Senators, counter-productive empowerment programs and the Ol Kalou by-election,” he alleged.
The government has not responded to the allegations at the time of publication.
The accusations add to growing political tensions between President Ruto’s administration and Gachagua, who has emerged as one of the strongest critics of the government’s policies and spending decisions.
