Kenya: Gachagua Suspends Planned Embu Tour After June 25 Protest Deaths, Business Losses

Nairobi — Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has cancelled a planned three-day tour of Embu which was slated to begin on Friday.

In a statement to newsrooms, Gachagua said he had taken the decision following the June 25 demonstrations called by Gen Z youth in which 16 people were killed and more 400 sustained injuries after suspected hired goons inflitrated the demos and engaged in a wave of looting.

“It is in solidarity with the young people who lost their lives yesterday and the business…