Former Limuru Member of Parliament Peter Mwathi who went missing following an alleged abduction incident while attending the disrupted funeral service in the company of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has opened up on what transpired.
Speaking during a press conference in the company of Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Saturday, Mwathi claimed that he was abducted by people he believed were detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
According to the former MP, it was after devising an escape route from the event after chaos broke out that he landed in the hands of the people he claimed were officers from the DCI.
”We took off and ended up on a road. My assistant asked for a taxi to drive us away from Naivasha. On the way towards the flyover, we were stopped by two Subarus—one black stopped in front of us, two men got out and one green was at the back,” Mwathi narrated.
Former Member of Parliament Peter Mwathi(second left) during the swearing-in of former President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani stadium on November 28, 2017.
Peter Mwathi
He added that his abductors threatened him using guns shortly after onboarding him on one of the cars, further raising questions on why they had to follow him that long.
”Mark you, all these guys were hooded, including the driver with masks and ban clavers. They told me not to look at any of their directions, after which they asked me to look at the shotguns that they had at the moment,” he added.
Additionally, the former lawmaker also revealed that the youth who disrupted the burial chased him as he was making his address with the sole intent of killing him.
”They ran after us and I want to make this clear that they had intention. For the first time, I ran frantically for two kilometres,” Mwathi stated.
”You know those guys were carrying machetes, pangas and some of them have got these nut rungus,” he added,
Mwathi stated that after long hours of torture and grilling by his abductors, he was later dumped along the Southern bypass in Nairobi.
Meanwhile, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka criticized the state for running outlawed abduction squads within the police service, following the alleged abduction of Mwathi.
He at the same time dismissed the statement by the Inspector General of Police stating that the service had no information or links to the disappearance of the MP.
”These Subarus are actually bought with taxpayers money and we have said time and again that these are goons sponsored by the state walking with walkie-talkies. No amount of denial by the Inspector and the DCI will convince Kenyans,” Kalonzo stated.
A photo collage of of the aftermarth after Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was attacked on Thursday, November 28, 2024.