The late Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua, his brother Rigathi Gachagua revealed that, the late Gachagua was in trouble with his doctors at the London Hospital for making frequent trips to Nyeri.The family of the late Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua has revealed that Gachagua was in trouble with his doctors at the London Hospital for making frequent trips to Nyeri.
In September 2016, Nyeri County Assembly members moved a motion to oust Gachagua and he was required to defend himself before the senate causing him to snub a scheduled therapy session in London to appear before the senate.
On questioning by his family and doctors who refused to take him back when his health deteriorated he said “I would rather die than go to the grave with shame. I needed to defend my name”.
Gachagua’s brother Rigathi Gachagua had to convince the doctors to receive him and explain to them that: “It is not my position I wanted to defend, but my name”.
The late Gachagua was diagniosed in January 2015 with pancreatic cancer at a London hospital after suffering stomach problems since 2014 and being unable to get help from local hospitals.
Gachagua ran his office activities in his London Hospital bed making several calls to the country.
“He would call the deputy governor and ask him about the progress in road constructions and tell him to launch them immediately…he would ask his education county executive committee member about bursaries to be given out and instruct him to go ahead and give out fairly,” said Rigathi.