{"id":26932,"date":"2025-07-21T20:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/26932\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T20:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:35:15","slug":"ichungwah-osoro-slam-gachagua-over-u-s-remarks-urging-diaspora-to-halt-remittances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/26932\/","title":{"rendered":"Ichung\u2019wah, Osoro slam Gachagua over U.S. remarks urging diaspora to halt remittances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.digital\/author\/citizen-reporter-72454\" data-v-0b768b06=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ui-avatars.com\/api\/?name=C+R&amp;color=7F9CF5&amp;background=EBF4FF\" alt=\"Citizen Reporter\" data-v-0b768b06=\"\"\/><\/a> By<br \/>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.digital\/author\/citizen-reporter-72454\" data-v-0b768b06=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    Citizen Reporter<br \/>\n                  <\/a><br \/>\n                  Published on:  July 21, 2025 06:17 (EAT)<br \/>\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ichung\u2019wah, Osoro slam Gachagua over U.S. remarks urging diaspora to halt remittances\" alt=\"Ichung\u2019wah, Osoro slam Gachagua over U.S. remarks urging diaspora to halt remittances\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-21-at-18.04.09-og_image.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-v-0b768b06=\"\"\/>     <\/p>\n<p>National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung\u2019wah has strongly criticized former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over comments made during his recent visit to the United States, warning that such rhetoric could harm Kenya\u2019s economy and divide its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Chuka during the launch of a road construction project, Ichung\u2019wah condemned Gachagua&#8217;s call for Kenyans in the diaspora to stop sending money home until President William Ruto\u2019s administration exits office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to ask those who are bad mouthing our country outside the country to try to be patriotic, not for the sake of the leaders but for the sake of the country,\u201d said Ichung\u2019wah.<\/p>\n<p>He described the remarks as irresponsible, emphasizing that they would hurt ordinary Kenyans rather than the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkiwa kiongozi ukiwa Marekani unaambia Wakenya wasitume wazazi wao pesa, utakuwa unaumiza wazazi sio serikali,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ichung\u2019wah further warned that such statements not only undermine the credibility of Kenya\u2019s leadership but also jeopardize ongoing efforts to grow the economy and improve livelihoods. He urged opposition figures to move away from divisive politics, hate speech, and tribal rhetoric, saying the focus should be on development and nation-building.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing these sentiments, South Mugirango MP Silvanus Osoro also took aim at Gachagua and other leaders associated with the opposition, accusing them of engaging in empty political noise without offering viable solutions for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMwenye anongoza choir ya wantam alikuwa bunge term moja, kumaanisha yeye ndio one-term,\u201d Osoro said in a veiled jab Gachagua.<\/p>\n<p>He also questioned the former deputy president\u2019s political ambitions:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViongozi wote wa wantam ndio wanajisemea watakuwa one-term, huyu mwenye anapiga kelele huko America hata hawezi simama president sababu yuko impeached,\u201d added Osoro.<\/p>\n<p>Osoro called for respect toward the current administration, particularly Deputy President Professor Kithure Kindiki, stating that the government is focused on delivering its development agenda. He expressed confidence in the Ruto administration\u2019s ability to secure a second term in office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Citizen Reporter Published on: July 21, 2025 06:17 (EAT) National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung\u2019wah has strongly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26933,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[28,23411,101,23412],"class_list":["post-26932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-citizen-news","tag-economy","tag-kimani-ichungwah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}