Rigathi Gachagua Biography – Rigathi Gachagua Wiki
Rigathi Gachagua is a Kenyan national and the deputy president of Kenya. He is also a politician. He was a member of parliament for Mathira Constituency. He was also the running mate for Kenya Kwanza presidential candidate William Ruto for Kenya’s 2022 presidential elections who won the elections and is the fifth president of the republic of Kenya.
After his graduation, Gachagua was employed for a short time at Kenya’s Ministry of Home Affairs & National Heritage before he joined Administration Police Institute in 1990. After graduating from the Administration Police Institute, Gachagua was posted at the Office of then-President Daniel Arap Moi, as a District Officer Cadet between 1991 and 1992.
He then went on to serve as a District Officer in Kakamega, Ng’arua, and Laikipia districts. Between 1999 and 2000, he joined the Kenya School of Government where he graduated with a Diploma in Advanced Public Administration. Between 2001 and 2006, Gachagua then worked as the Personal Assistant to Uhuru Kenyatta, the current President of the Republic of Kenya. Between 2007 and 2017, Gachagua remained behind the scenes running his businesses.
Gachagua was elected as a member of parliament for the Mathira constituency in 2017. On May 15, 2022, Rigathi was nominated as the running mate to UDA presidential candidate William Ruto under Kenya Kwanza political coalition. Others who were eyeing the same position included Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru, Kandara MP Alice Wahome, Tharaka Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki, and National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi. He has a chequered past with pending court cases over alleged cases of misappropriation of government funds. On July 28, 2022, a Kenyan court ordered the Rigathi Gachagua to reimburse 202 million shillings (US$1.7 million), finding that the money was derived from corruption.
He enrolled at Kabiruini Primary School from 1971 to 1977 before proceeding to Kianyaga High School for his O-levels and A-levels. In 1985, he joined the University of Nairobi, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Literature in 1988. At the University of Nairobi, he was the Nyeri District University Students Association (Ndusa) leader as well as the chairman of The Association of Literature Students.
Rigathi Gachagua Age
His birth name is Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua. He was born in 1965, in Nyeri District, Kenya.
Rigathi Gachagua Wife
He is married to his wife, Dorcas Wanjiku Rigathi, who is a pastor based in Mathira. They have two children.
Rigathi Gachagua Children
He has two sons. The firstborn son, Mr. Kelvin his firstborn son, is a software engineer while his second son Keith works as a medical doctor.
Rigathi Gachagua Family
He was born in 1965 in Hiriga village of Mathira Constituency, Nyeri County, being the eighth born child to Nashashon Gachagua Reriani and Martha Kirigo. He is the younger brother of the late H. E Nderitu Gachagua, first Governor of Nyeri County. His parents were Mau Mau freedom fighters in Mt. Kenya Forest where Nashashon Gachagua Reriani was building and servicing guns for the freedom fighters.
Rigathi Gachagua Instagram
His Instagram handle is @r.i.g.a.t.h.i_g.a.c.h.a.g.u.a_.
