Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of using his attendance at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as a cover to finalize a secretive Ksh8.2 trillion minerals agreement with an American firm. Addressing Kenyans in the diaspora on Saturday, September 19, Gachagua asserted that President Ruto’s travel to New York was primarily motivated by mineral exploitation deals rather than diplomatic assembly sessions. “William Ruto is in the air on his way to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA. But that is not his mission. That is just a camouflage. He will go there, take a few pictures, give a few speeches, and meet a few presidents and others,” Gachagua said. Focus on Kwale County’s Mrima Hill Mineral Reserves Gachagua alleged that the agreement centers on the extraction of high-value niobium and rare earth mineral deposits located at Mrima Hill in Kwale County. “His real mission in the United States is to come and seal a deal with Americans on how niobium will be exploited from Kenya,” Gachagua claimed. The former Deputy President asserted that while the mineral deposits carry an estimated valuation of Ksh 8.2 trillion, the proposed terms would yield minimal financial returns for the Kenyan public. Instead, he alleged that proceeds from the mining rights would be split between the American corporate...
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