Former DP Rigathi Gachagua has called on US President Donald Trump to appoint a strong-willed ambassador to Kenya, one capable of confronting the administration of President William Ruto over alleged human rights violations.
Speaking during an interview while on his US Tour on Wednesday, August 6, the former DP alleged that it is time Kenya gets an ambassador with the same characteristics as former Ambassador Smith Hempstone, who served in Kenya from 1989 to 1993.
Hempstone is remembered for his outspoken criticism of the late President Daniel Arap Moi's regime and his unwavering support for multiparty democracy during a turbulent era in Kenyan politics. ''We are hoping and we are appealing to the American government and specifically President Donald Trump, that as he chooses an ambassador for Kenya, because the position is vacant, he considers giving us an ambassador to Kenya of the same calibre and thinking and orientation as Smith-Hemstone,'' Gachagua said.
An Image of Donald Trump on May 2 The White House ''Hempstone came in to help the people of Kenya when they faced similar circumstances of violation of human rights and the erosion of democracy,'' Gachagua continued.
