DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua addresses residents of Naivasha where he lashed out at President William and told him to keep of former President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]
Former Deputy President and DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua has vowed to fight back against goons allegedly disrupting his political rallies, saying his supporters will defend themselves if the police fail to protect them.
Speaking during the opening of DCP offices in Nakuru, Gachagua said they had received intelligence that the National Police Service (NPS) had been instructed to keep off areas where his rallies were being held.
Gachagua spoke a day after goons attacked his convoy at Kaptembwo in Nakuru West Sub-County, forcing him to abandon a DCP campaign rally and flee the scene alongside other leaders.
Six vehicles belonging to leaders, including Ol-Kalou MP Samuel Waweru, were vandalised during the incident as DCP leaders and supporters scrambled for safety.
Gachagua accused President William Ruto of allegedly planning the chaos through a Nakuru MP who, he claimed, had paid goons to disrupt his rallies.
“President William Ruto planned the chaos using a Nakuru MP who paid goons to attack us. This was despite his assurance that our campaign rallies would be protected,” Gachagua said.
He claimed he had received credible intelligence that police officers had been advised to keep away from Kaptembwo during the attack.