Gachagua Responds to Matiang'i's Alleged Raid at Karen Home

DP Rigathi Gachagua addresses the congregation during a thanksgiving service at the Ole Ntimama Stadium in Narok County on January 29, 2023.

Rigathi Gachagua

“Now, when they see an officer, they have nightmares. The prayer of the widows, orphans and families of those who were found dead in River Yala and those who were taken to Arberdares is what is haunting them,” he remarked.

Matiang’i had alleged that members of an elite squad, under the directions of the current regime, surrounded his Karen home on the night of Wednesday, February 8, with the aim of arresting him.

Gachagua told off the media for pushing news without doing their due diligence, He maintained that  National Police Service (NPS) was independent and not a puppet to the government as it was in the previous regime.

“The police service we have is professional and has no time for politics or to go and raid a house at night. We have no time to deploy our police for nonsense,” he stated.

The DP dismissed calls by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to have President William Ruto recall predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta as his peace envoy for the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa.

He maintained that the Ruto administration was not hell-bent on taking revenge for the ill-treatment brought upon them during Uhuru’s regime.

His sentiments were echoed by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who called on Kenya Kwanza leaders to work together to unite the country.

The Inspector General of Police (IG) Japhet Koome and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Mohamed Amid distanced themselves from the alleged raid.

However, Amin confirmed that the CS was under investigation by the police but the probe had not reached a stage which required the assistance or attendance of Matiang’i.