Rigathi Gachagua Claims Torching of Police Stations Was Stage-Managed by Ruto, Ichung'wah
- On Wednesday, July 9, former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua alleged the people responsible for the destruction of property in the Mt. Kenya region
- Gachagua explained how President William Ruto is allegedly connected to the torching of police stations, sensationally alleging the purported endgame
- During recent demonstrations, several police stations, especially in the Mt. Kenya region, were set ablaze
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Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nairobi - Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has named the individuals allegedly behind the recent torching of police stations.
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During a press briefing on Wednesday, July 9, Gachagua reacted to the torching of the Kikuyu Police Station and law courts.
Who ordered the torching of police stations in Mt Kenya?
On June 25, several other police stations were torched, especially in the Mt. Kenya region, during the Gen Z demonstrations.
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The former deputy president has linked the arsonist attacks to President William Ruto and Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah.
According to Gachagua, the president allegedly used Ichung'wah to plan the attacks on police stations in Mt. Kenya.
"I have heard the president saying people have attacked police stations and the law courts. It was all stage-managed by the MP of Kikuyu. How do you explain that people can walk into a police station, and they are not armed, and take over the station from armed police officers?
"All these attacks on vital installations were stage-managed by William Ruto through Kimani Ichung'wah to create an opportunity to prefer charges against people using their terrorism act. Nobody attacked the police station; they were all stage-managed by the government," Gachagua claimed.
The former Mathira lawmaker claimed Ruto is using the same script applied by late president Daniel Moi to allegedly profile Kenyans.
"And what is happening is history is repeating itself; this is what Moi did in the 1980s against the ... community after the abortive 1982 coup: he used sedition laws to profile the community," he added.
Gachagua further claimed that the looting and vandalism of businesses during the Saba Saba protests were done by state-sponsored militia.
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He claimed the Kenya Kwanza Alliance leader is using a divide and rule tactic after his popularity diminished in Mt Kenya region.
"During the Saba Saba protests, President Ruto organised a state-sponsored militia, in cahoots with the police, to kill and destroy property, attempting to blame it on the ... community. Ruto is working with governors and MPs allied to him to destroy businesses... and blame it on people who don't support his administration. This divide-and-rule tactic will not work, Ruto," he claimed.
Did William Ruto order police to shoot criminals?
Remarks by Gachagua came hours after Ruto sent a strong warning to people attacking the police stations.
Speaking in Nairobi, the head of state said any attack on a police station will be deemed a declaration of war.
Ruto warned that anybody found attacking a police officer or a security installation will be charged under the terrorism act.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
