Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was forced to scamper for safety with during a thanksgiving service for Shamata Ward MCA Gitau Njamba in Nyandarua County, on December 28th, 2024.
The event took a wrong turn when Nyandarua Senator John Methu was addressing the crowd before his speech was disrupted by fracas.
An irate crowd swung into action and challenged the police who subsequently fired teargas and live bullets to disperse the agitated crowd.
During the fracas presiding the bishop desperately tried to calm the crowd, which was adamant the police needed to leave the event.
Speaking immediately after the chaos in Nyandarua, Gachagua accused an area Member of Parliament (MP) in Nyandarua of being the mastermind behind the attempt to disrupt the prayer event.
Gachagua faulted authorities at the event of fuelling the chaos by firing a teargas canister, which furthered confusion.
“I want to tell our officers please, right now. You’re saying that a civilian threw a tear gas canister at us. Where did they get it from? You came here pretending to ensure security yet you are teargassing people,” Gachagua alleged.
The former Deputy President further insisted that he would continue to fight for Kenyans’ rights despite apparent persecution from the government.
In the lead-up to the commotion, Senator Methu had hinted some forces were intent on ensuring the event did not take place since Gachagua would be in attendance.
“People were saying this event would not happen, but it did,” the Senator said. “Regardless of what the President does to us, we will keep praying.”
Gachagua has been keen on consolidating support from Kenyans since his impeachment, making his presence felt, particularly in Central Kenya.
His latest brush with drama came barely a month after goons disrupted another function in Limuru where he was an attendee. In the wake of the incident which saw his convoy pelted with stones and chairs, Gachagua boldly came out to claim an asassination plot against him.
