Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has escalated his scorched-earth political campaign against the Kenya Kwanza administration.
Dropping a high-octane economic bombshell by warning Kenyans that anyone buying President William Ruto’s flagship Affordable Housing units will lose their hard-earned money immediately after the 2027 general election.
The ousted Deputy President, who has turned entirely rogue since his controversial impeachment, labeled the multi-billion-shilling project a non-transparent scheme destined to collapse.
The aggressive warnings from the self-proclaimed "Riggy G" come on the heels of his alternative "People's Budget" presentation, where he systematically tore into the government's KSh4.8 trillion budget estimates and the punitive Finance Bill.
Speaking with absolute candor to his supporters, Gachagua positioned his 2027 presidential campaign as a complete economic reset, explicitly stating that his incoming administration will completely dismantle the legislative foundation of the Affordable Housing Act.
Under his radical structural blueprint, the mandatory 1.5% Affordable Housing Levy will be aggressively abolished.
Rather than leaving the completed estates under the custody of the national government or private consortia, Gachagua plans to forcefully transfer all properties to respective county governments.
The counties would then convert the units into public rental schemes and systematically distribute the collected revenues to refund everyday citizens who were subjected to mandatory salary deductions.
"Affordable housing has no transparency. Those who are busy buying those houses are throwing away their money, because when we take over government next year, we are restructuring everything," a defiant Gachagua declared, mounting fresh financial panic across urban centers.
"We will hand those units to counties and ensure every cent forcefully deducted from workers is fully refunded to their pockets."
Gachagua's high-velocity strategy has instantly split real estate investors and political analysts down the middle. While his aggressive promises appeal heavily to workers who have felt the squeeze of the mandatory 1.5% salary deduction since 2023.
Critics have blasted his rhetoric as highly dangerous, warning that threatening to disrupt state-backed infrastructure projects could severely tank investor confidence and paralyze the construction sector.
Nevertheless, by directly targeting Ruto’s signature legacy project, Gachagua ensures that the Affordable Housing scheme remains a primary, highly explosive battleground topic heading into the 2027 polls.
Post a Comment