NAIROBI, Kenya – Rigathi Gachagua isn’t done talking. And this time, the former Deputy President is zeroing in on what he calls a “deliberate effort to strip him naked—politically and literally.”
In a fresh, fiery statement delivered from his Karen residence, Gachagua now claims that President William Ruto has ordered the disarmament and de-licensing of his personal security detail, effectively leaving him wide open to possible attacks.
“They Want Me Vulnerable” — Gachagua Sounds the Alarm
According to Gachagua, the directive came straight from the top. He alleges that “credible intelligence” indicates President Ruto instructed security agencies to revoke licenses and confiscate weapons held by his private security team—individuals who have served him for years both in and out of public office.
“They want to leave me defenceless. That’s the strategy. Disarm my team, revoke their licenses, and make me an easy target,” he said. “If anything happens to me, you now know who to ask.”
This bombshell lands just hours after Gachagua made explosive allegations that President Ruto had personally greenlit an assassination plot against him during a church service in Gatanga Constituency.
In that earlier statement, Gachagua claimed that police and state-sponsored goons were sent to plant weapons in his convoy and frame him for incitement.
DCP Party Leader HE. Rigathi Gachagua presser.
From Siege to Shadowing: Gachagua’s Week of Paranoia or Plot?
Sunday night was anything but restful for the former second-in-command.
As reported previously, police units reportedly surrounded both his Karen and Wamunyoro homes, allegedly under orders to capture him in connection with incitement remarks he made about the 2027 general elections. But Gachagua outmaneuvered them—using alternative routes to evade the dragnet and eventually resurfacing at his Karen compound.
“I am not hiding. I am at home. Come for me if you have legal grounds,” he said defiantly on Monday. “But stop the games. Stop the drama.”
Gachagua also dismissed suggestions that he’s inciting unrest, asserting instead that he’s merely amplifying public fears of election rigging—a claim he says government operatives are spinning to justify his takedown.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki have both publicly warned Gachagua that no one is above the law.
In one particularly pointed jab, Murkomen said, “We will put you in jail, and there’s nothing you’ll do about it.” Gachagua, however, remains defiant, accusing the state of weaponizing the criminal justice system to silence dissent.
His lawyer, Ndegwa Njiru, echoed those concerns, stating on Sunday night that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had effectively taken his client’s homes hostage in what appeared to be a manhunt “without due process.”
While the government has yet to issue an official statement on the alleged disarmament order, the escalation adds another tense layer to Kenya’s political scene—raising questions about security, legality, and the extent to which internal rivalries within the Kenya Kwanza coalition have spiraled out of control.
Conclusion: Politics or Paranoia?
Whether Rigathi Gachagua is a man under siege or a master of political theatre, one thing is clear: the temperature in Nairobi has reached boiling point.
With accusations of assassination plots, state-sponsored intimidation, and security withdrawals, Kenya’s political discourse is dangerously flirting with crisis.
As the 2027 elections inch closer, the battle lines are not just being drawn—they’re being carved into the walls of power with increasingly sharp tools.
