Gachagua, Kindiki exchange words as DP denies bribery allegations over Embu chaos
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has dismissed allegations by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that bribery contributed to the chaos witnessed during a political event in Embu.
Kindiki hit back at Gachagua on Sunday, telling him to stop insulting residents of the Mt Kenya region and dismissing claims that they could be influenced through money.
“Nobody can bribe them to do anything they wouldn’t want to do. No mountain will be divided, maybe in your evil dreams,” Kindiki said.
The Deputy President maintained that the GEMA community remains united, arguing that neither he nor Gachagua was responsible for that unity.
“Me and you found the GEMA united, it will forever remain so, and you have zero capacity to unite anything. Wachana na Mountain, it has its ways of remaining intact. Tafuta sera, let’s meet at the BALLOT,” Kindiki said.
Kindiki also accused Gachagua of pursuing what he termed a “trap-making agenda” and warned him against dragging him into political disputes involving other people.
“Concentrate on your trap-making agenda, wachana na FAYA MAN. Hata sijaanza…. You will soon realize how stupid it was to bring your fights with other people to me,” he said.
The exchange came after Gachagua alleged that Embu MP Gitonga Mukunji was being targeted for arrest following violent clashes witnessed during a political meeting in Embu.
Gachagua accused Kindiki and Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire of using police officers to intimidate the lawmaker following the clashes between police and members of the public.
In a statement shared on Sunday, September 13, 2026, Gachagua claimed that hundreds of police officers had been deployed around Mukunji’s home with instructions to arrest him.
He also alleged that Kindiki had sent Mukunji a WhatsApp message threatening to take action against him following the incident.
“The harassment of Hon. Gitonga Mukunji by Kithure Kindiki and Cecily Mbarire is unacceptable,” Gachagua said.
The former Deputy President claimed that the government was attempting to portray Mukunji as having organised groups that disrupted the political meeting.
He, however, attributed the clashes to the alleged locking out of thousands of residents from Nembure Stadium, where the meeting was being held.
Gachagua also accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of using money and government machinery to influence residents in the Mt Kenya East region ahead of the 2027 General Election.
He warned President William Ruto against spending government resources in the region, arguing that such efforts would not guarantee political support.
“My advice to Mr William Ruto is to take his money elsewhere as any money spent in the mountain is of no consequence, just as it happened in Ol Kalou,” Gachagua said.
Gachagua further alleged that Mukunji could be arrested while attending church and said he had mobilised lawyers to represent him if the arrest took place.
“I want to assure DCP supporters that I have mobilised our lawyers to defend Mukunji once arrested in church where he will attend,” he said.
The former Deputy President warned that Mukunji’s arrest could instead strengthen opposition support in the region and advance his political ambitions ahead of the 2027 elections.
He urged Mukunji to remain firm and resist what he described as government intimidation.
