Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua today stated that he was forced to change his brand identity after joining former Head of State Daniel Arap Moi's administration.
While speaking to congregants at the Parliamentary National Prayer Breakfast Meeting at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Gachagua noted that he changed his name from Geoffrey to Rigathi after Joining president Moi.
"I was baptized name given the name Geoffrey, however, because I was going to rule over the people, I needed to change my identity. That was when I took up the name Rigathi which did help me to identify with the people who I was assigned to rule over," he stated.
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During that time, Dp Gachagua was responsible for overseeing the administration of a district. This was a unit of local government in the past administration.
Gachagua served as a District Officer (DO) from 1992 to 1996, when he was also responsible for maintaining law and order, and for providing social services to the residents of the district. Source
During the National Prayer Breakfast meeting, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had to reaffirm his dedication to Christianity by admitting that he had been baptized and given a Christian name.
Gachagua claimed he changed his name for political purposes.
"For people who have questions about my faith because I don't have a baptismal name, I was baptized and my name is Geoffrey, but somewhere down the line. My new job description called for serving the public, so I changed the name to reflect that," Gachagua said.
He continued by saying that his marriage to a preacher is further indication that he truly is a devout Christian.
"Reconciliation" was the theme of this year's National Prayer Breakfast.
The UK House of Lords' Lord Dr. Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick gave the keynote presentation.
Hastings said that forgiveness is essential because it creates pathways for both the individual and the nation as a whole to progress.
"Forgiveness sets us free. If we don't let go of the past, we won't be able to go forward. How simple is it for us leaders to watch disasters unfold while we are in charge? Instead of letting our people suffer, we ought to try to help them find solutions," he said.
