Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - The government of President William Ruto has begun upgrading and refurbishing the official residence of the Deputy President after the current occupant, Rigathi Gachagua, revealed that the 'Hustlers Mansion' was in a state of disrepair.
According to the Budget Implementation Review
Report by the Controller of Budget, the government will spend a whopping Ksh600
million for the upgrade.
This comes even as the residence itself cost
taxpayers only Ksh450 to construct, raising a lot of questions than answers.
According to a detailed report released
by the CoB Margaret Nyakang'o, Ksh100 million was already used to carry out
crucial repairs at the residence.
Further, Nyakang'o revealed that the
construction work began in July last year.
In March last year, Gachagua revealed that he
was yet to occupy the Karen residence given that the roof was leaking and
some equipment was broken.
He blamed former President Uhuru Kenyatta's
administration for neglecting the house, asserting that the move was part of
plans of the Jubilee administration to punish President William Ruto, who was
then serving as the DP.
Gachagua further alleged that Ruto was forced
to pay utility bills from his pocket.
However, two months later in May 2023, reports
indicated that Gachagua moved to his official Karen residence, where he has been
holding sub-Cabinet Committee meetings and engagements with diplomats.
The official DP residence sits on a 10-acre plot in the Karen suburb.
It comprises a two-storey residence, an office, servant quarters, and an expansive swimming pool.
Ruto further built a
church at the residence in 2019.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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