Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has continued to stoke tension with his remarks on Kikuyu musicians, drawing sharp criticism from the Digital Content Creators Association of Kenya (DCCAK), which condemned his Sunday comments as regressive and intolerant.
In a statement seen by Kenyans.co.ke and signed by the association's chairperson, Bob Ndolo, DCCAK expressed deep regret over Gachagua's utterances, accusing the former Deputy President of undermining constitutional freedoms.
The association faulted Gachagua for allegedly threatening private entertainment businesses and attempting to leverage his influence to suppress artists' rights to earn a living. ''We are deeply disturbed by remarks made today by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who, from the altar of a church, openly called for the boycott of Kenyan artists and the silencing of their voices unless they sing in his praise.
These statements are not only regressive - they are a direct affront to the constitutional freedoms of expression, creativity, and enterprise," DCCAK said.
