Gachagua takes a dig at Ruto’s govt over Safaricom share sale
By Kiprono Keileb, December 7, 2025Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched one of his strongest criticisms yet against President William Ruto, calling him out for disposing of key national assets, including Safaricom, without involving the public.
Gachagua, speaking on Sunday, December 7, 2025, during a church service at Christian Dominion Ministries in Kasarani, Nairobi, warned that the country was losing everything that works. He questioned the government’s decision to sell Safaricom shares, arguing that the move undervalues one of Kenya’s most profitable institutions.
“The country is being sold every day. Safaricom has been one of the greatest revenue generators for our country, about Ksh18B to Ksh20B every year. Sasa share moja imeuzwa Ksh34, whereas the real value is Ksh70 to KSh80, so the country is losing around Ksh250 B,” he said
No public participation
He went on to fault the government for proceeding without public engagement as required by the law.
“Sasa hii Safaricom inauzwa without public participation,” he stated
To illustrate what he termed poor economic reasoning, Gachagua used a metaphor involving a family’s only productive cow.
“When we look at it from a different perspective, it’s like you have a high-yielding cow in your home, hio ngombe ndio inatoa maziwa watoto wanakunywa, we unakunyea na ingine inauzwa. Sasa wewe unauza hio ngombe na hauna ingine ati ununue chakula ya siku hio, sasa ukikula hio chakula, hauna ngombe ya kukamua,” Gachagua said.
Gachagua listed several state corporations that he said have already been sold off or lined up for disposal, framing the moment as a national crisis requiring urgent attention.
“We are in a place in our country where Ruto is selling everything that is working. Kenya Pipeline ameuza, Kenya Port ameuza, airport ameuza na sasa Safaricom ameuza,” he said
He concluded with a rallying call to what he described as a national duty to reclaim the country’s assets.
“We must liberate this country,” Gachagua concluded