{"id":8333,"date":"2026-01-07T01:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/8333\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T01:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:48:10","slug":"senator-roba-slams-gachagua-eastleigh-businesses-fraud-claims-as-dangerous-ethnic-whistling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/8333\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Roba slams Gachagua Eastleigh businesses fraud claims as ‘dangerous ethnic whistling’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mandera Senator Ali Roba\/HANDOUT<\/p>\n

Mandera Senator Ali Roba has faulted former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over what he termed as engaging in ‘reckless’ ethnic politics and spreading unfounded allegations against legitimate
\nbusinesses.<\/p>\n

In a statement responding to a circulating video, Roba
\ndismissed Gachagua\u2019s remarks as misleading and harmful, saying they were not
\ngrounded in evidence or legitimate political discourse. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are witnessing is not a
\npolitical statement, but a public display of delusion and
\nreckless tribal whistling,\u201d Roba said.<\/p>\n

His remarks after the<\/p>\n

\u00a0ex-DP Gachagua onSunday alleged that some malls in Eastleigh were developed through illegal money from the US.<\/p>\n

Gachagua, who spoke at the\u00a0AIPCA church in Githunguri, Kiambu County,\u00a0also claimed that the owners are connected to influential local politicians.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The senator claimed Gachagua is attempting to tarnish
\nbusinesses with verifiable and lawful sources of funding by linking them to
\ncrimes committed in the United States by individuals with no connection to the
\ndevelopments in question.<\/p>\n

According to Roba, such claims ignore established systems of
\naccountability and oversight, particularly in the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this clip, Rigathi Gachagua attempts to smear
\nlegitimate businesses with transparent, traceable funding, while absurdly
\nlinking them to crimes committed in the United States by entirely unrelated
\ncriminals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roba rejected the notion that foreign institutions would
\nrely on political rhetoric rather than verifiable facts, audits, and
\nintelligence. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe assumption seems to be that American institutions are
\nna\u00efve enough to discard evidence, audits, and intelligence systems and instead
\nrely on the ethnic bitterness of a politician in political free fall,\u201d he
\nadded.<\/p>\n

He further emphasised that the United States operates on
\nrigorous verification processes, not conspiracy theories or emotional
\noutbursts. <\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica does not operate on conspiracy theories, tantrums,
\nor tribal resentment,\u201d Roba said. <\/p>\n

\u201cAmerican institutions verify facts before
\ndrawing conclusions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mandera warned that such remarks risk reviving divisive ethnic
\nnarratives that Kenya has repeatedly sought to overcome.<\/p>\n

Roba also rejected claims that business relations between
\ncommunities are driven by ethnic hostility, pointing to Eastleigh as an example
\nof successful inter-community cooperation. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Kikuyu community has never had a problem doing business
\nwith the Somali community,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cEastleigh did not become a commercial powerhouse through
\nhatred, but it rose through trust, enterprise, and mutual benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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