Rigathi Gachagua：一个没有像蛇一样聪明的DP

目前在参议院面临弹劾程序的副总统里加蒂·加查瓜(Rigathi Gachagua)在辩护中声称，他是他的老板、总统威廉·鲁托(William Ruto)的好学生。

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has defended himself against impeachment proceedings in the Senate, claiming to have been a diligent student of his boss, President William Ruto.

副总统里加蒂·加查瓜(Rigathi Gachagua)针对参议院的弹劾程序为自己辩护，声称自己是他的老板、总统威廉·鲁托(William Ruto)的勤奋学生。

Gachagua drew parallels between his shareholding beliefs and the sentiments and actions of President Ruto. However, a closer examination reveals significant disparities in the political approaches of the two leaders.

加查瓜将他的持股信念与鲁托总统的情感和行动进行了比较。然而，仔细研究就会发现两位领导人的政治方针存在巨大差异。

In politics, timing plays a crucial role. During their first two years in power, the differences between Ruto and his boss, Uhuru Kenyatta, were never publicly displayed, as is the case here — not even in the first term. Apart from a few appointments, Ruto did not openly assert his dominance as Rift Valley King.

在政治中，时机起着至关重要的作用。在他们执政的头两年里，鲁托和他的老板乌呼鲁·肯雅塔之间的分歧从未像这里的情况那样公开展现出来——即使在第一个任期也没有。除了一些任命外，鲁托并没有公开宣称自己作为裂谷之王的统治地位。

He gradually studied his boss, Uhuru, while quietly advancing his grand plan. His first major objective was to amass sufficient foot soldiers in Parliament. Slowly but surely, he began to undermine Uhuru's authority, and by 2022, he had an entire chorus singing his tune without any influence from Uhuru.

他一边逐渐研究自己的老板乌胡鲁，一边默默地推进自己的宏伟计划。他的首要目标是在议会中集结足够的步兵。慢慢地，但可以肯定的是，他开始削弱 Uhuru 的权威，到 2022 年，整个合唱团都在唱他的曲调，而不受 Uhuru 的任何影响。

Caught up in the excitement of his rapid ascent, Gachagua overlooked biblical wisdom from the book of Matthew, where Jesus instructs his disciples to be as wise as serpents. Serpents enter new territories without fanfare. They blend in and observe their surroundings to ensure safety and an abundance of prey for their sustenance.

嘎查瓜沉浸在快速上升的兴奋之中，忽视了《马太福音》中的圣经智慧，耶稣在书中教导他的门徒要像蛇一样聪明。蛇悄无声息地进入了新的领地。它们融入并观察周围环境，以确保安全和充足的猎物来维持生计。

The first indication of Gachagua's style as DP came during his inauguration speech at Kasarani. Despite the presence of guests and outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta, Gachagua couldn't resist unleashing his vitriol. He was overly abrasive and bitter, earning him the moniker "the truthful man."

Gachagua 作为 DP 的风格的第一个迹象是在他在卡萨拉尼的就职演说中出现的。尽管有嘉宾和即将卸任的总统乌呼鲁·肯雅塔在场，嘎查瓜还是忍不住发出尖酸刻薄的言论。他过于粗鲁和刻薄，为他赢得了“诚实人”的绰号。

But Gachagua needed to do more than just speak the truth. Having risen from relative obscurity to become the second most powerful person in the country, he should have realized that he had also acquired more enemies.

但嘎查瓜需要做的不仅仅是说实话。从默默无闻到成为全国第二大人物，他应该意识到自己也树敌了。

Ruto spent a significant amount of money wooing the mountain through fundraising and supporting young and emerging leaders. This was the strategy he needed to employ in Mt Kenya and beyond.

鲁托花费了大量资金，通过筹款和支持年轻和新兴领导人来吸引这座山。这是他在肯尼亚山及其他地区需要采用的策略。

Another factor that should have influenced Gachagua's political approach was the narrow margin by which Kenya Kwanza came to power. The government needed to appeal more to those who didn't vote for it than to those who did. Introducing shareholding into the political discourse was therefore a grave error.

影响加查瓜政治方针的另一个因素是肯尼亚宽扎以微弱优势上台。政府需要更多地吸引那些没有投票支持它的人，而不是那些投票支持它的人。因此，将股权引入政治话语是一个严重的错误。

Putting politics aside, Gachagua's leadership fell short. The Deputy President is the President in waiting and must offer hope to every Kenyan, regardless of tribe or region.

撇开政治不谈，嘎查瓜的领导力是不够的。副总统是候任总统，他必须为每个肯尼亚人带来希望，无论其部落或地区如何。

Gachagua appeared to be at ease only when discussing Mt Kenya issues, and even then, he managed to alienate other leaders from the same region. Gachagua made his bed, and now he's paying the price for his mistakes of both action and inaction.

加查瓜似乎只有在讨论肯尼亚山问题时才会感到轻松，即便如此，他还是疏远了同一地区的其他领导人。嘎查瓜铺好了床，现在他正在为自己的作为和不作为的错误付出代价。

-The writer is a communications consultant. nyagwokamike@gmail.com

-作者是一名传播顾问。 nyagwokamike@gmail.com