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DCI Calls Impeached Gachagua for Questioning Over Assassination Claims

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DCI Calls Impeached Gachagua for Questioning Over Impeachment Claims
Gachagua addressing journalists outside Karen Hospital, Nairobi on October 20, 2024, after being discharged. (Photo: LucyW)
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Police investigators from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have summoned the impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for questioning over alleged assassination attempts by President William Ruto’s administration.

“On October 20, 2024, during a press conference, you publicly stated that there had been multiple assassination attempts on your life. You were quoted saying, ‘On August 30, in Kisumu, undercover security agents entered my room, bugged it, and one of them tried to poison my food. We detected it and were able to escape the scheme. I was supposed to be killed by food poisoning,'” John Marete, the directorate’s head of Liaison and Corporate Communications, said in a public statement.

Investigators hope Gachagua, 59, can shed light on the claims he made on live television immediately after being discharged from Karen Hospital following an illness on the day he was supposed to appear before the Senate for cross-examination concerning his impeachment.

> Why What ‘Former’ Deputy President Gachagua Is Saying Is True

“These are serious allegations emanating from a person of your stature and cannot be taken lightly. In light of the seriousness of this matter, we kindly request your presence on October 22, 2024, at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters, Mazingira Complex-Kiambu Road.”

If his claims prove to be accurate, detectives have assured that their investigation will focus on identifying or analyzing any security failures by the former Deputy President’s state bodyguards that allowed such life-threatening incidents to occur to the then country’s second-highest in command.

‘We understand the sensitivity of the allegations and assure you that this matter will be handled with the seriousness it deserves. Your statement is a crucial component of our investigation. Thank you for your prompt attention and cooperation,” said the DCI.

As of now, however, the embattled former deputy president has not publicly indicated whether he will present himself for the police interview as eager as he did when he was to appear before the National Assembly before his impeachment.

> Same Altar but Different Problems for Gachagua

Written by
JUSTUS KIPRONO -

Justus Kiprono is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. He tracks Capital Markets and economic trends, infrastructure reform, government spending, and the financial impacts of state decision-making nationwide. You can reach him: Kipronojust@gmail.com

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