Kenya VP encourages Kenyans in Botswana to invest back home

 

Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who visited the country this week, representing his President at the just ended second edition of Forbes 30 Under 30 Africa Summit, has some similarities with his host, President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi.

Not only have the two held different post within the Presidency, including being cabinet members, but are artists themselves who like dancing and amplified music. The two demonstrated their dancing skills during the Pan- African Welcome celebration held at the mall, where different musicians and DJ’s performed. Masisi is a former Member of Parliament, teacher and thespian, while Gachagua is a former MP, a trained paramilitary officer and a former DJ. Gachagua later took to his twitter page where he expressed his delight at meeting his former college mate, Change Muiruri in Botswana who also joined him in his early morning run to catch up.

He stated that: “As I met Kenyans living in Botswana last night, I was elated to see Ichangai, Muiruri, my former college mate. A land economist who has lived here for 25 years now, he runs the biggest Land Valuation firm in Botswana,” he stated.

He added that during their meeting, they traced their treasured memories in the eighties, as he took me through the opportunities in real estate and farming in Botswana that Kenyans can invest in. "I took this time to thank him for having given me a business opportunity in 1989, when he hired my mobile Disco for his pre- wedding and subsequent wedding evening party and paid me Sh1,500 each for both occasions,” he said. “With the Sh3, 000 from Ichangai, I added another Sh2, 000 to place a Sh5, 000 deposits. It was a 10 percent deposit for a quarter of an acre plot at Kahawa Sukari in Nairobi that was then selling at Ksh 50,000. Today, I receive daily offers to for the same plot.

"On Saturday evening, Gachagua met more than 250 Kenyans living in Botswana. The Kenyan Newspaper, The Standard stated that the meeting was also attended by Kenya's High Commissioner to Botswana, Mohamed Shidiye at the Avani Hotel in Gaborone. Further that, Gachagua encouraged Kenyans to invest back home, saying: “Nairobi will work with Gaborone to improve their stay and solve issues raised during the meeting."

Besides speaking at the Summit where he shared the podium with his Namibian counterpart , Nangolo Mumba and Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Akerende, Gachagua also held several bilateral meetings including with the host President Masisi, where they focused on fostering the relations between the two countries.