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Statement on the Budgetary Allocation to the Office of the Deputy President.
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Happy Birthday to H.E.
@rigathi
Gachagua, EGH, the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya.
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The Ruto Administration promised to deliver more money to the farmer. Coffee Reforms are working.
#MkulimaKwanza
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Deputy President H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH is chairing the 24th Ordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council at the Official Residence in Karen, Nairobi.
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Deputy President, H.E.
@rigathi
Gachagua, EGH, will worship with the People of Laikipia County tomorrow at Ng'arua Catholic Church.
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In the broad strategy of sustainable support communities against disasters, the IDPCU, under the Office of the Deputy President today hosted stakeholders from the various Sector Working Groups for discussions on the draft Integrated Resilience Framework at Harambee House Annex.
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On matters coffee, this time round we have embarked on serious reforms in the sub sector. I have sat down with the President and Sh4B was released of the cherry fund.
Two weeks ago, coffee from Gikanda coffee factory was sold at Sh. 135per kg.
#DPGachaguaonKameme
#GachaguaLive
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Deputy President H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH today opened the International Energy Agency's 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi.
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Deputy President H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH joined the President William Samoei Ruto at Ulinzi Sports Lang'ata for the Military Honours for the Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla.
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Deputy President
@rigathi
Gachagua and his Spouse Pastor Dorcas Rigathi today hosted pretty Princess Angel and her mother Ann Kariuki for breakfast at the Official Residence in Karen. Young, creative Angel wowed the Deputy President and President William Ruto with a poem.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua held discussions with senior officials from Mastercard on enhancing partnership in the Agriculture Sector at Karen Official Residence in Karen, this afternoon.
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Creating sustainable food systems through Climate Smart Agriculture is key to achievement of
#SDGs
.
At the margins of UN Food Systems Summit+2 in Italy, DP
@rigathi
Gachagua engaged the ED of
@WFP
@cindymccain
& UAE Minister, Climate Change Environment
@mariammalmheiri
.
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The Government is focused on improving earnings for Avocado farmers.
Today, the Office of the Deputy President hosted stakeholders including Avocado oil processors, policymakers and respective County Executive Members for a consultative meeting on key issues in the subsector.
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Today, at the Official Residence in Karen, Deputy President H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH chaired a Joint Cabinet Committee meeting.
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The Ruto Administration banks on research to boost coffee production from the current 51,000MT annually to 200,000MT by 2027.
To this end, we are implementing various strategies like revival and empowerment of the KARLO-Coffee Research Institute.
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The coffee sub-sector is key to our economy, moreso in foreign exchange.
As provided for in BETA, the Ruto Administration is reviving the sub-sector, by addressing issues in research, extension services, processing, marketing, and financing of the value chain.
#MkulimaKwanza
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For a long time, the small-holder Tea Farmer has remained unheard. At
#TheTeaSummiteKE
in Kericho this week, we listen to the farmer and other stakeholders.
#MkulimaKwanza
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The Staff at the Office of Deputy President joined millions of Kenyans who today responded to President William Ruto's clarion call to plant trees to enhance the nation's forest cover.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua today visited and comforted hundreds of families displaced by floods in Garissa County.
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This morning, at the Official Residence in Karen, Deputy President H.E.
@rigathi
Gachagua, is chairing the 23rd Ordinary of IBEC.
IBEC is one of our avenues of consultations between the National Government and the County Government.
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Deputy President H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH joined the faithful of the Peace and Mercy Church of Africa in praying and worshipping at Kipkok in Sigowet-Soin Constituency, Kericho County. He later led a fundraiser for development of the House of God.
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Illicit Brew, Drugs and Substance Abuse is a threat to National Security. It has to be dealt with as such.
@rigathi
#SayNoToKillerBrews
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua
@rigathi
and his Spouse
@Pastor_Dorcas
today accompanied President
@WilliamsRuto
and First Lady
@MamaRachelRuto
at Kiu Wetland, Makueni County to plant trees during today's National Tree Growing Day.
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The Principal Secretary, State Department for Devolution, Office of the Deputy President, Teresiah Mbaika, today hosted a delegation from the Kingdom of Eswatini, who are on a study visit, on among other areas, The Devolution.
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Deputy President
@rigathi
Gachagua today chaired a meeting with multiagency teams at the Official Residence in Karen on developing a framework for linking certified artisans, under the Recognition of Prior Learning Policy, to jobs and business funding locally, internationally.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua this afternoon engaged Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices at the Official Residence in Karen on cross-cutting issues to drive seamless service as per their mandates.
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Deputy President
@rigathi
met the new Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs) attached to his his office today. Ms Ann Wanjiku Mwangi, Mr Edwin Sudi Wandabusi Mr Nicholas Ngabiya Rioba reported to Office March 23, 2023 immediately after being sworn-in at State House, Nairobi.
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The Office of the Deputy President today hosted Senior Editors of various Media Houses for an engagement on implementation of Coffee Reforms at Stanley Hotel, Nairobi.
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Good morning Kenya, it is a beautiful day to strive and make our Nation better.
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Development Partners are part of the socio-economic transformation matrix of Kenya.
For this reason, the Ruto Administration is focused on strengthening cooperation between the Government and development partners for strategic synchronisation of development programmes.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua this morning engaged Tea Sub-sector stakeholders at Official Residence in Karen, Nairobi.
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Held a consultative forum with avocado stakeholders and we agreed to form a taskforce to discuss the emerging issues of taxation in the Finance Act.
Ours is a listening government and will always support agriculture and our farmers.
#GachaguaLive
#DPRigathionKameme
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Deputy President H.E.
@rigathi
visits the Embakasi fire tragedy scene, comforts families that lost loved ones.
He is visiting survivors at
@kutrrh
National Hospital and
@KNH_hospital
as he delivers his message of encouragement alongside that of President William Ruto.
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Kenya is hosting a delegation of coffee stakeholders from Colombia for a 5-day peer-to-peer session with our growers as we also strengthen our partnership and bilateral ties for economic growth.
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Implementation of various development programmes and projects under North and North Eastern Development Initiative (NEDI) is ongoing in the targetted regions.
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Tomorrow is a defining moment for the Coast Region as Deputy President H.E.
@rigathi
, EGH leads key stakeholders in developing a joint action plan for eradicating illicit brew and drugs abuse.
#SayNoToKillerBrews
#SayNoToDrugs
#ADignifiedFuture
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Deputy President H.E.
@rigathi
Gachagua, EGH, will represent President
@WilliamsRuto
in Zanzibar Revolution celebrations today.
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Deputy President Hon. Rigathi Gachagua arrives for work shortly after 5am today.
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Principal Secretary, State Department for Devolution, Office of the Deputy President, Teresiah Mbaika today hosted a delegation from the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia, visit Kenya to benchmark on Devolution.
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In our quest to uplift the farmer, we will hold the Tea Summit in Kericho County with key stakeholders for consultations on lasting structural reforms in the Subsector.
#MkulimaKwanza
#TheTeaSummitKE
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This morning, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua visited residents of Valley Bridge Primary School in Kiamaiko, Mathare in Nairobi County and comforted them with food and non-food items after floods displaced them.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua this evening saw off President William Ruto as the Head of State departed for Seoul, the Republic of Korea. President Ruto will participate at the Korea-Africa Summit before bilateral engagements between Kenya and Korea.
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The Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua assures Kenyans life will be easier because the economy is recovering.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua today commissioned construction of Matharu ESP Market, in Kesses Constituency in Uasin Gishu County. The facility will improve the working environment for more than 200 traders and hundreds of farmers upon completion.
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The ongoing reforms in the sub-sector are bearing fruit;
The reforms will improve coffee farmers' incomes and foster grassroots Socio-Politico-Economic transformation.
#MkulimaKwanza
#DeliveringThePlan
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Deputy President H.E
@rigathi
Gachagua is hosting partners, led by the World Bank, leaders and project technical teams for the High-Level Consultative Forum of the North and North Eastern Development Initiative (NEDI), at the Official Residence in Karen, Nairobi.
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Colombia Vice-President Madam Francia Elena Márquez Mina arrived in Kenya Sunday evening for a three-day official visit that is aimed at boosting existing bilateral ties between the two countries.
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Deadline for the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) compliance is December 30, 2024.
Chief of Staff in the Office of the Deputy President, Ms. Wanjiku Wakogi, on Tuesday, chaired a follow-up meeting on EUDR compliance in the Coffee sub-sector at Harambee Annex.
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Also Coffee establishment management of canopies and soil fertility management.
The strategies laid by the Government will enable the smallholder farmers to mitigate or adapt to climate change and invest in good farming practices.
#MkulimaKwanza
#DeliveringThePlan
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Deputy President
@rigathi
Gachagua & his Spouse H.E Pastor
@Pastor_Dorcas
Rigathi to attend burial service of 17 victims of illicit alcohol in Kangai Primary School, Kirinyaga County. The DP is leading the war on illicit brew as the Spouse is on rehabilitation
#SayNoToToxicBrews
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Kenya is hosting members of the delegation to exchange information on coffee with our farmers.
In KARLO- Coffee Research Institute, they were trained on the research, coffee propagation, selection for coffee berry disease tolerance varieties and varietal conversion
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua praised Kenyan women on Saturday for their immense contribution to the nation's social-economic growth.
He said their contribution to the development of the country is not only immeasurable but invaluable.
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Deputy President
@rigathi
Gachagua hosted by Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for a working lunch on Monday at the FAO premises in Rome, Italy.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohammed and other leaders from the Horn of Africa present.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to grace the Third Edition of the Nandi Barngetuny Mountain Run on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
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This morning, at the Official Residence in Karen, Nairobi, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua hosted the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya Hubertus Van Megen. The two leaders discussed cross-cutting priority issues between the Republic of Kenya and the Holy See.
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The staff planted hundreds of trees at Ngong Forest in Kajiado County during today's National Tree Growing Day.
The Government targets the growing of 15 billion trees by 2032 as a significant way of boosting the battle against the effects of Climate Change.
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Tonight, the Deputy President
@rigathi
, EGH, will be live on television discussing matters affecting Kenyans. He will highlight what the Kenya Kwanza Administration, led by
@WilliamsRuto
, is doing to move the country forward.
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The Office of the Deputy President this morning hosted partners from the State departments, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and Italian Agency for Development Cooperation to discuss efforts of strengthening of Early Warning and Early Action in Kenya.
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The Coffee reforms Conference is here; convened by the Deputy President
@rigathi
.
#MkulimaKwanza
#TheCoffeeSummitKE
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In implementation of the Plan, regular strategic consultations are key to achieving the desired results.
This morning, the Deputy President
@rigathi
chaired a meeting with senior officials of the Kenya Kwanza Administration at the Official Residence-Karen, Nairobi.
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On Tuesday, Chief of Staff in the Office of the Deputy President, Ms. Wanjiku Wakogi, chaired a meeting at Harambee House Annex to check on the progress of the key projects under this Initiative.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is currently chairing the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Budget Economic Council (IBEC) at the Official Residence in Karen.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday morning attending the launch of the Kenya Parliamentary Conservation Climate Change Caucus in Nairobi.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has congratulated President William Ruto for a highly successful Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi this week.
"Congratulations Mr President!
Congratulations Africa!
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President William Ruto has kicked off his extensive visit of Mt Kenya region with the launch of Githurai Water Supply Project and redevelopment of the Githurai Market in Kiambu County.
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It is a clear we are moving in the right direction. Farmers are seeing results of these reforms.
Sat with National Assembly leadership to hasten passing laws to empower the Coffee Board of Kenya.
In direct sales, our farmers will make profits.
#GachaguaLive
#DPRigathiOnKameme
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At the Official Residence in Karen, Nairobi, Deputy President H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH today hosted the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E Hamza Abdi Barre for bilateral engagements on expanding cooperation, collaboration and partnership.
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We officially open the Nakuru Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) National Show for our farmers to learn new ways of boosting production.
The theme of the four-day trade fair is "Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture and Trade Initiatives for Sustainable Economic Growth”.
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COFFEE REFORMS
The assignment on Coffee reforms is not a walk in the park. The President understood the assignment well; that is the reason he gave me the mandate. Reforms are on course.
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A sustained focus on addressing some key issues facing our youth today is critical in building a firm foundation for a productive nation.
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Do you know the procedure of accessing information from the Office of the Deputy President? Here is how.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday joined President William Ruto for thanksgiving service for Hon. Soipan Tuya, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry at Leshuta, Narok County.
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Other thrilling activities such as choo-choo train, face painting, rides, bouncing around in the bouncy castles, jumping on trampolines, slides and merry-go-rounds among others.
The Deputy President and his Spouse, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, have joined in the fun.
#KrisinaRiggyG
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A statement of the Deputy President H.E.
@rigathi
Gachagua, EGH on Accountability of the Judiciary.
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This Boxing Day, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is hosting hundreds of children at home in Mathira as he continues to spread the Christmas cheer.
Children are having a thoroughly exciting Fun Day complete with fantastic range of games, dance.
#KrisinaRiggyG
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No more stealing the coffee of farmers at the factories. The government is deploying security officers.
@rigathi
#DeliveringThePlan
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The international community is key to winning the war on illicit brews and drug abuse.
@rigathi
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Most of the levies in the tea sub-sector have been removed in the Finance Act, 2023.
The bigger problem in the sub-sector are middlemen. Tea business is quite lucrative abroad but the farmers earn less than 10%of the tea sales.
#MkulimaKwanza
#TheTeaSummitKE
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The high-level meeting allows for consultations between and among the National Government, the County Governments, Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices on strengthening devolution, revenue collections and sharing policies, among other governance issues.
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It was a significant day for the Kenya Kwanza Administration as the Public Service Commission
released the Fifth Cohort of 3,902 interns into public service, injecting fresh energy and impetus.
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To the Commander in Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, President William Ruto, General Ogolla's Family, Friends, the KDF Fraternity and the People of Kenya, the Deputy President and his Family pass their deepest sympathies for this great loss.
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Sustainable Tea Subsector reforms must be based on sound and inclusive frameworks. That is why the Deputy President
@rigathi
has convened
#TheTeaSummitKE
in Kericho County Next week.
#MkulimaKwanza
.
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