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Sunday, June 4, 2023 –Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s wife, Pastor Dorcas Gachagua, has claimed that she once wanted to die at former President Moi’s Kabarnet Gardens.
Speaking during the ‘Sikika Youth Fest’ at Mount Kenya University on Friday June 2, Dorcas recounted how, on that one occasion, she attempted to breach security protocol of the former President at an event in the hope of accomplishing her mission.
“My mother was in distress. I was in the university and I was contemplating suicide. Marriage was the last thing on my mind. At a visit to Kabarnet Gardens, I ran to President Moi because I wanted his security to shoot me dead. Thankfully, the President lend me an ear,” she recounted.
The second lady also urged the society to consider the plight of the boychild who goes through a lot silently sometimes leading to depression and death.
“I will speak about the boy child until the end. As a mother, I must speak about it. Sometimes, because of the way the world’s culture is, we assume men are wired for anything and we don’t care about the boy. The boy child always has to stand up for a broken home and that’s why most of them are drug addicts with mental health issues,” she said.
She told the audience that the boychild holds the key to making the society habitable and safe and, therefore, need to make sure their early needs are taken care of well.
“When I advocate for the girlchild, it is with the same heartfelt concern that I do for the boychild. The boy is the seed carrier and if the seed carrier is eliminated, the girlchild will not have a chance to become a mother,” she said.
She stressed the importance of society refraining from harshly judging the boychild who may experience depression, as he often bears significant burdens within the family structure.
Present in the function was MKU co-founder Dr Jane Nyutu, a counseling psychologist and educationist, who seized the opportunity to warn the youth against engaging in activities that are likely to have a negative effect on their mental health.
