.Ksh100 million has already been used to carry out crucial repairs at the residence
.According to the Controller of Budget Report Margaret Nyakang’o the government will spend nearly Ksh600 million for the upgrade
.The CoB revealed that the construction work began in July last year and repair is till on process
Kenyan government to spend nearly Ksh600 million to upgrade and refurbish the official residence of the Deputy President after the current occupant revealed that the Mansion was in a state of disrepair.
According to the Controller of Budget Report Margaret Nyakang’o the government will spend nearly Ksh600 million for the upgrade.
She said Ksh100 million has already been used to carry out crucial repairs at the residence which cost taxpayers Ksh450 million during construction.
In her statement on Tuesday,Nyakang’o revealed that the construction work began in July last year and repair is till on process.
Due to leaking roof and other broken equipment at the mansion,Gachagua was yet to move in.
Gachagua blamed former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration for neglecting the house asserting that the move was part of plans of the Jubilee administration
He claimed the administration wanted to punish President William Ruto, who was then serving as the DP.
The Dp further alleged that President Ruto was forced to spend on utility bills using his own money.
“The official residence of the Deputy President was in bad shape when I became Deputy President. The rooftop was leaking, the borehole pump was broken down, and the house was totally in bad shape,”Said the Gachagua.
He also adds that he refused to move in because that place was inhabitable.
“I found Ruto staying in that Mansion where the roof is leaking. They had even moved to a corner of the house together with his wife,” he alleged.
In May 2023, reports indicated that Gachagua moved to his official Karen residence where he has been holding sub-Cabinet Committee meetings and engagements with diplomats.
The 10 acre plot comprises of two storey residence, an office, servant quarters and an expansive swimming pool.
Later in 2019 a Church was built inside the premises by President Ruto who was then the former Dp.
