Gachagua hits at President Ruto over PHD education status

During a tour in Garissa County in early February, President Ruto told off government critics, claiming that they lacked the necessary academic credentials to correct him. 

Speaking to Musyi FM on Wednesday, Gachagua threw a jab at his former boss by pointing out how Ruto's PhD status had still plunged the country into chaos. 

He mentioned sectors such as health (Social Health Authority), university education funding model, and cost of living as being impacted by controversial Kenya Kwanza administration policies. 

"Tunamkaribisha lakini sisi si wajinga, tulisalitiwa na tuko macho. Hata kama hatuna PHD, ile masomo kidogo tukonayo ni ya maana. Rais amedharau wakenya sana lakini ukiangalia PHD yake unashangaa ni ya nini?" he posed. 

"Amesimamisha mambo ya afya, university education imezama, gharama ya maisha iko juu. Kama matunda ya PHD ni hii, usituletee mtu akonayo." 

During a tour in Garissa County on February 6, 2025, President Ruto lashed out at critics opposed to the nationwide livestock mass vaccination campaign, terming them fools who don't have the credentials to advise him on what to do. 

“Sasa kuna watu wengine wajinga wanatuambia tusichanje ng’ombe yetu tusipate soko la kitaifa. Si hiyo ni ukumbafu? Si tumekuwa tukichanja mifugo yetu tangu zamani?” Ruto posed.

“Na mkiona wale wanalalamika ni watu sijui wamesomea wapi.Si mimi niko na PhD…si mimi naelewa nini inaendelea Kenya? Sasa mimi napata watu wako na elimu kidogo kidogo hapa wanajaribu kunifundisha, mnanifundisha kazi gani?”

Since his fallout with his former boss, Gachagua has been hell-bent on exposing the Kenya Kwanza administration for what he terms lackluster performance.