Democracy for Citizens party leader Rigathi Gachagua has made explosive allegations, claiming the state orchestrated a plot to eliminate him shortly after his return from the United States.
In a Tuesday night interview on Citizen TV, the former Deputy President alleged that his convoy was targeted in Pipeline, Nairobi, just minutes after he landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. He said a police unit, disguised as hired goons, had been mobilized to execute the plan. The idea, he claimed, was simple: stage chaos, blame the violence on rowdy youths, and erase him in the process.
According to Gachagua, police officers were embedded among the group of alleged goons who stormed his entourage near Cabanas. He further alleged that an unidentified object was dropped onto his vehicle in an attempt to cause serious harm, but he managed to escape without injury.
Faced with what he described as overwhelming security threats, Gachagua said he was forced to abandon a planned rally at Kamukunji. “There were plainclothes police on the ground and another unit in a civilian chopper coordinating the operation. We also spotted tens of youths armed with crude weapons lying in wait,” he said.
Gachagua warned that such actions risk igniting dangerous unrest. He pointed the finger directly at Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, cautioning him against what he called reckless state-sponsored intimidation.
“The government wanted to kill me at Pipeline. I escaped death by a whisker,” he said. “Murkomen should know that if I had been killed, there would be no country. Kenya would already be in civil war.”
The claims add to growing tensions between Gachagua and the state, raising serious questions about political freedoms, security, and the handling of opposition voices in Kenya.
