Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has responded to claims of sponsoring abductions of Kenyans as advanced by the National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah.
Speaking during the funeral service of the son of former Embu Speaker Lenny Kivuti, Eric Mutugi, on Friday, January 3, Gachagua slammed those accusing him of sponsoring the abductions, stating that the government is finding it had to contain his sincerity on key issues.
Responding to recent accusations linking him to the abductions by Ichung’wah, Gachagua termed the accusations as mere diversionary tactics employed by the state.
”The problem with Kenya is the issue of constant lies and that is probably why I was axed from the government because I stood for the truth,” Gachagua asserted.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua pays his respects to the son of former Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti, Eric Mutugi on Friday, January 3, 2025.
Rigathi Gachagua.
Gachagua instead asked the government to give closure on what exactly was happening and on the whereabouts of the recently abducted Kenyan youths.
”The president recently said that there was no evidence of abductions almost five times. I have just seen his political machine, that Member of Parliament he uses, lying to people that I am the one abducting people,” he added.
Additionally, he challenged the government to stop viewing Kenyans from a different intelligence perspective and instead release the seven abducted youths.
”The people of Kenya are very intelligent. And you people are running out of lies. You have lied to the point that you have started believing in your own lies. So, those young men who have been abducted here, who are they? Who are they? Those young men have been abducted,” he added.
During the event, Members of Parliament who attended the event found themselves in an odd position when the former DP charged at them over what he termed as being used to polarise their political backyards.
”You MPs here, how foolish can you be? Someone came here with a bible and lied to us, and he has now lied to you to fight your brother. You are now at the fate of these voters who you will have to deal with,” he added.
Gachagua was responding to allegations made by Ichung’wah during the burial of National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula’s mother in Bungoma County.
“Gachagua was the orchestrator of abductions so that he could blame President Ruto. Shame on you Governor Natembeya. You cannot complain about abductions when you were the key abductor of Kenyans under the last regime,” Ichung’wah said.
Kimani Ichungwah and Moses Wetangula at a past event. PHOTO/ Courtesy.