Africa-Press – Kenya. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Monday visited the headquarters of the United Democratic Alliance party for talks with the leadership.
The DP arrived at the headquarters and greeted leaders who had lined up to welcome him before proceeding inside.
Gachagua approached a UDA guard he spotted donned in yellow and green regalia, the party’s official colours.
Without hesitation, the guard greeted the DP and proceeded to salute him.
However, Gachagua greeted him and stopped him from saluting whilst trying to show him how to do it ‘properly’.
The DP guided the guard on how to place his swagger stick while saluting.
“Weka hii halafu leta hiyo hapo. It should be both of them at the same time, hii ikienda na hii ingine inafwata” Gachagua said, seemingly recollecting the experience while serving as a District Officer years ago.
The guard followed the guidance and placed his left hand on the rear end of the swagger stick and the head beneath his amrpit and proceeded to salute the DP.
The spectacle elicited laughter from leaders who had accompanied Gachagua as the DP commended the guard saying “very good”.
Gachagua, who is also the UDA deputy party leader, had visited the UDA headquarters for talks with the leadership over impending polls.
This is the second time the DP held talks with the UDA top brass after another session last week at his Karen Residence.
UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala said the DP’s presence at the party headquarters was crucial to planning party activities.
“The meeting is geared towards strengthening the party and laying plans for crucial party activities, including grassroots elections that kick off this week,” Malala said on his X account.
The DP will be chairing a meeting of the UDA National Steering Committee (NSC), a top party organ that brings together the executive leadership.
On April 12, Gachagua held a meeting with some UDA top officials as the party gears up for the polls that begin this week.
The meeting came a week after President William Ruto and Gachagua held a meeting of the UDA NSC which unveiled the roadmap to the party’s grassroots polls.
Friday’s meeting was a follow-up of the party’s plans to hold phased-out elections in select counties from this month ahead of county and national level elections later in the year.
Gachagua said the meeting was founded on consultative and collaborative engagements geared at strengthening the party and solidifying the resolve to fully implement the UDA Manifesto.
“This evening, at the Official Residence in Karen, I held a consultative meeting with top UDA officials on the progress of party activities and programmes,” Gachagua posted on his X account on April 12.
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