Gachagua pledges embassy, parliament slots for diaspora Kenyans if elected president

Speaking during an engagement with clergy and Kenyans in Boston, Massachusetts, Gachagua said his administration would deliberately recruit qualified Kenyans li

Gachagua, who leads the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), argued that Kenyans who have lived and worked in foreign countries possess expertise, networks and local knowledge that could strengthen Kenya's diplomatic representation.

"I want to commit to this audience tonight and to all Kenyans in the diaspora that I will be very deliberate that we shall pick Kenyans in the diaspora to take charge of our embassies around the world," he said.

He said that where an ambassador is appointed from Kenya, his administration would seek to have the deputy drawn from the Kenyan community living in the host country.

Gachagua cited the example of France, arguing that it would make little sense to appoint an ambassador without knowledge of French when qualified Kenyans fluent in the language are already living there.

Source: Citizen Digital