Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has rubbished a statement released by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) allegedly threatening to arrest him.
Gachagua dared the agency to arrest him, warning of backlash from what he described as agitated Mount Kenya residents allied to him and dissatisfied with the current administration.
“Naona DCI wanaandika barua ya kutisha Riggy G,” he said while in a car shortly after attending a church service in Kiambu County.
“Kabla kuja uliza mimi chochote, wale askari kumi na mbili walitupiga kanisani ya Witima ACK uwapeleke kortini. Kabla kuja uliza mimi chochote pesa ya SHA imeibiwa na Aden Duale umshike umpeleke kortini. Kabla kuja uliza mimi chochote ukamate Kasongo kwa kuua watoto wa Gen Z na umpeleke kortini,” he added.
The Democracy for Citizens Party leader said he would not be cowed into silence or intimidation, adding that his recent exposés are only part of a wider dossier he claims to have on the current government.
The DCI had earlier threatened to take necessary action against Gachagua over remarks he made during an Easter Sunday service at AIPCA Gakoe Church in Gatundu North, Kiambu County.
According to the DCI, Gachagua alleged that the agency and President William Ruto were involved in a Ksh500 million scandal linked to the importation of substandard fuel worth over Ksh4 billion.
“The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has taken note of certain remarks made today by Rigathi Gachagua during the Easter Sunday service at AIPCA Gakoe Church in Gatundu North, Kiambu County,” the agency said.
In his speech, Gachagua claimed the Ksh4 billion fuel scandal was a deal gone sour, alleging that former Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban, former Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Joe Sang, and former Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority Director General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria were being punished for attempting to go behind the government’s back.
He further claimed that Ksh500 million had been recovered from the officials’ homes and was linked to proceeds from the alleged fake fuel scandal, adding that the money was surrendered to the president.
However, in a rebuttal, the DCI dismissed the claims as false and malicious.
“The allegations levelled against the DCI in the course of Rigathi Gachagua’s speech are false, unfounded, and malicious. The claims he made concerning recoveries and exhibits in regard to the ongoing probe lack any factual or evidentiary basis and are clearly intended to undermine public confidence in a key national law enforcement institution,” the agency said.
While maintaining that it remains professional, the DCI said it has launched investigations into some of Gachagua’s remarks, including those made in the Gikuyu language, to determine whether they violate the National Cohesion and Integration Act.
“Furthermore, the DCI is actively reviewing the full utterances made by Hon. Rigathi Gachagua, particularly those delivered in the Gikuyu language. We are assessing whether any of these statements may constitute offences under the National Cohesion and Integration Act,” the agency stated.
“The DCI will not hesitate to take appropriate action where the law has been broken, irrespective of the status or position of any individual.”
