Gachagua slams drama festival organisers for excluding some plays

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Friday slammed organisers of the Kenya National Drama Festival State Concert at State House, Nairobi.

He accused the event organisers of omitting some plays from the list of presentations which he said were critical for President William Ruto's government. 

"Next time the President invites you to State House, don't edit these productions. There were a few productions that were in Mombasa which are critical to our administration,"Gachagua said. 

He said the plays that were removed give a honest opinion of how the Kenya Kwanza administration has performed so far. 

The DP said Ruto does not want plays that only praise him. 

"What he needs are people who have no malice, like these young people, who can do an audit on his performance so far and come up with productions that will help him become a better leader because he is not an angel," he said. 

The Deputy President said he knows in the past, the drama festival organisers had a habit of editing some performances and leaving them out from being showcased at State House. 

He said he understands they do so out of fear of getting into trouble.

"The man who occupies State House today is a man who wants to be enriched in his thinking. He wants people to give an honest opinion of his performance because that will help him become a better leader," Gachagua said. 

Such productions, Gachagua said, are a social intervener as they help shape the way people think. 

Gachagua was reminiscent that it was through productions in Drama Festivals that the country was able to deal with HIV/Aids when it was first discovered in Kenya. 

"There was a continuous narrative, continuous performances until the people of Kenya appreciated the danger that was posed by HIV/Aids," he said. 

The DP urged the youth to keep up content production as such are social interventions that help the country.