Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has on Tuesday skipped a summon issued by DCI following assassination claims he made.
“In light of the seriousness of this matter, we kindly request your presence on 22nd October 2024 at the DCI headquarters, to formally record your statement to enable prompt and thorough investigations into the matter.” said DCI
In a turn of events, the impeached Deputy President was present at Milimani Law Court where his impeachment legal case was going on.
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On Sunday Gachagua claimed there were two attempts on his life in August and September 2024 in Kisumu and Nyeri respectively which failed.
He continued by claiming that if anything happens to him or his family, the President William Ruto should be held liable.
The same allegations were quoted by DCI who will be seeking more evidence on the allegations.
“On October 20th, 2024, during a press conference, you publicly stated that there had been multiple assassination attempts on your life. You were quoted saying, ‘On August 30th, 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.
You went further to state, ‘On September 3rd, another team from the National Intelligence Service came to Nyeri and tried to poison food that was meant for me and the Kikuyu Council of Elders.’ These are serious allegations emanating from a person of your stature and cannot be taken lightly.” said DCI
