NAIROBI, Kenya — Police have warned against a planned protest outside the official residence of Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, saying the demonstration will not be allowed to proceed.
Anti-riot officers were deployed along key routes in Karen on Tuesday morning to intercept any vehicles or motorcycles deemed suspicious ahead of the protest planned for May 13, 2025.
The Farmers Party, led by Irungu Nyakera, had written to the police notifying them of the protest, citing a recent Court of Appeal ruling that overturned the removal of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office.
The party argues that Gachagua should be reinstated as Deputy President.
“They should keep off for now,” said Nairobi Regional Police Commander George Sedah, affirming that security agencies would not permit demonstrations at the protected residence.
In a letter shared by Nyakera on X, the party said the protest would be a peaceful procession to “reinstate Rigathi Gachagua as the Deputy President designate of the Republic of Kenya,” claiming the 2022 electoral mandate remains with him.
“Our intention is to protect the sovereign will of the Kenyan people who elected H.E. Rigathi Gachagua,” wrote Farmers Party Executive Director George Wakibi Njogu.
Farmers Party has today written to the Inspector General of Police with regard to holding peaceful demonstrations at the Deputy President Karen residences. The Inspector General is kindly requested to provide adequate police to guarantee that the peaceful assembly is not
The letter also requested police protection for demonstrators, emphasizing the party’s commitment to the rule of law and peaceful assembly.
Nyakera echoed the request in his post, urging the Inspector General to ensure the protest would not be infiltrated by “goons and hooligans.”
The protest call comes barely a month after the Farmers Party announced its exit from the Kenya Kwanza Alliance, in a letter dated April 8, 2025, addressed to the coalition’s chairperson and the Registrar of Political Parties.
