Police have told former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua he is safe just like any Kenyan.
Inspector General of police Douglas Kanja said he is sure the security of Gachagua is guaranteed. He, however, told Gachagua to always inform police on his plans in time for boost of his security.
“Like any other Kenyan I wish to assure him his security is good and guaranteed for now.”
“I however urge him to always inform us where and when he plans to have meetings to boost his security. This is a norm to make our work easy,” he said.
He added there was no any danger directed at Gachagua and asked him to alert police if any specific threat he is aware of.
“We are all Kenyans and we are together sure of our safety at large. Let us work together to ensure our safety.”
He was reacting to a letter by Gachagua directed at the Kanja in which he Tuesday raised an alarm over an alleged attempt to unalive him and harm his family members.
Gachagua claimed that there have been countless attempts to take his life after being ousted from office in October 2024.
He accused Kanja of purposefully withdrawing his security “in a clear thought-out scheme and backward conspiracy to make me vulnerable to an organized criminal ganga in collaboration with the police.”
He further told Kanja that he needs private security and warned him against interrupting peaceful gatherings. Gachagua also demanded the expeditious protection of his homes and told Kanja to stop alleged intelligence officers from trailing him and his family members.
Gachagua further claimed that there have been attempts to attack his homes in Nairobi, Nyeri and other homes by individuals well known to the IG, “or where you are a culpable accomplice”.
“NIS operatives trail and stalk me and me immediate family members in unmarked cars or clandestine number plates. This is an affront to right to privacy,” read the statement in part.
Gachagua listed a chronological order of events where he was allegedly attacked by organized gangs and police officers.
He noted that at a funeral service in Limuru in November 2024, a team of goons attacked him and his convoy, further harming mourners, terming it a failed assassination attempt.
He also claimed that Kanja, in December 2024, was flanked by gangs to disperse his supporters in Nyandarua County, lobbing teargas canisters at mourners.
The same trend was witnessed in January 2025 at a prayer rally organized by his spouse Dorcas Rigathi in Nyeri, where a gang “well known to you” disrupted the event and his wife was whisked away from the premise.
Gachagua said the disruptions were also witnessed on March 23, March 29 and April 6.
He questioned why, despite raising an alarm on the aforementioned incidents, no action has been taken and authorities have turned a blind eye.
He demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the said perpetrators and the immediate deployment of security in all gatherings that he will attend.
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