Thursday, November 21, 2024 – President William Ruto is not done with his former Deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, even after hounding him out of office.
This is after emerging that he has resorted to
intimidating Gachagua through state agents and putting his life in danger.
This was revealed by Gachagua
himself who took to social media yesterday detailing alleged surveillance and
intimidation by security agents in unmarked cars.
This comes weeks after the
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) denied reports of state agents
surveilling the former DP under the 2010 Constitution.
"Security agents in unmarked cars have been following me wherever I go.
"They are parking at the
entrance of my Nairobi residence, taking note of all my visitors, and they
trail me whenever I leave the house, even all the way to my rural home in Nyeri,"
part of his post on X read.
He further alleged that on
Sunday, November 17, he noticed a saloon car parked outside his house, which,
according to him, had trailed him to several locations, including the PCEA
Kerarapon Church, to a late lunch, and then back to his house.
Gachagua decided to run the
car's number plate only to find that the car was registered as a lorry further
confirming his suspicions of unauthorized surveillance.
The former DP went further to
relate this alleged intimidation as similar to the one perpetrated during the
Moi regime.
"This surveillance and
intimidation of Kenyans was last witnessed during the era of the dreaded
‘Special Branch’ during the 24 years of Moi's misrule!" he stated.
In light of the ongoing
abductions and extrajudicial abductions, Gachagua opined that he saw it fit to
let Kenyans in on his plight, because of any eventuality that would lead to his
demise, they would know who to blame.
"In this era of
extrajudicial killings, forced abductions, and disappearances by state agents,
I have thought it important to share with Kenyans the harassment and
intimidation I am going through and inform them to hold the state responsible
if I am harmed by the state.”
"I request the state to
leave me alone! You hounded me out of office, and you should now allow me to
enjoy my peace as a private citizen," Gachagua added.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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