There have been persistent rumors that Moi is Rigathi Gachagua’s biological father.
Since then, it has been proven that Gachagua was in fact conceived in 1965 by Moi.
Rigathi Kiprono was his given name. Later, in order to blend in among the Kikuyus, he switched from Kiprono to Gachagua.
A secret source claims that Martha Kirigo worked for Mzee Gachagua as a farmhand and maid. But when Gachagua’s first wife discovered that Martha was living with his husband, they started fighting.
Later, Gachagua would wed her as his second wife, and soon after, the first wife inexplicably passed away. Martha is thought to have poisoned her.
Mzee Gachagua took offense to these claims, and he subsequently cut ties with her.
Being one to not be left out, Martha began dating outside of marriage. The first wife allegedly warned Gachagua not to have children with Martha before she passed away. She had four more children after Moi, all of them were born outside of marriage.
She met Davidson Ngibuini Kuguru around this time, who would go on to represent Mathira as an MP in 1969. Then, Ngibuini was a prosperous businessman who had little trouble winning Martha over with his money.
Martha was attractive in her attractiveness. Ngibuini desired to brag about her to his friends. From the beginning of the Kanu long reign, he was close friends with the late Njenga Karume and independence president Jomo Kenyatta.
Martha frequently went with Ngibuini to the Kanu and Kadu merger negotiations. Daniel Arap Moi, a young and attractive vice president, first observed Martha Kirigo during one of these meetings and urged Ngibuini to arrange an introduction.
Although wanting Martha exclusively for himself, Ngibuini was also eager to advance in the Kanu ranks and become an MP. To make a swingers’ bargain, he persuaded Martha. In return for Moi assisting him in rising in Kanu, she consented.
Martha was helpful at the time because Moi and Lena’s marriage was in disarray. Her home would be visited by Moi’s assistant, who would then drive her to Kabarak, where she would spend days.
During one of these visits, Martha became pregnant in 1965 for Moi. She had frequently visited the households of Eldoret and Kabarak. Ngibuini Kuguru was informed, and he was thrilled about the opportunities the new development would provide him.
He was aware that Moi would suddenly be on his side and provide him better treatment in Kanu. He urged Martha to inform Moi of the situation. During one of her visits, she told Moi the news, and he was apparently so pleased that he promised to permanently relocate her to Eldoret.
Moi helped Ngibuini Kuguru defeat Anderson Kangeri Wamuthenya in the Mathira parliamentary seat race during the subsequent Kanu elections.
Before being defeated in 1983 by Eliud Matu Wamae, he held the position of MP for a record-breaking three terms in a row. Nonetheless, he would win the seat back in 1988.
Martha gave birth to a boy in the interim. Rigathi Gachagua was his name. In accordance with the Tugen culture, Moi sent 50 goat heads to Hiriga after his birth as Martha’s postnatal healing gift.
As a push present, he went even further and bought her 24 acres of land in Shamata. Later, Martha gave Rigathi 12 acres, and Gacheke, Rigathi’s sister who is married to a white man, received the remaining 12 acres.
When Moi succeeded Jomo Kenyatta as president, Martha would occasionally visit him in his Kabarak residence. Rigathi’s schooling was supported by him all the way to the University of Nairobi.
Even before his kid graduated, Moi took him to work for the administration since he liked Martha Kirigo so much. Rigathi offered Moi lucrative employment in the government and accompanied Moi on overseas travel.
Moi, Martha’s legal husband, and Ngibuini gave Mzee Gachagua a plot of land (6 acres) in the Sagana Settlement Project to appease him. This is where Rigathi Gachagua received his inheritance in the future.
Rigathi Gachagua was a troublemaker and violent, thus Mzee Gachagua made the decision to give him land away from his other siblings during his sunset days.
Rigathi was relocated to the Sagana Settlement Plan, which is where his current residence is, while Mzee Gachagua left his other sons their inheritance in Hiriga.
