Monday, January 6, 2025 - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has warned President William Ruto to stop forcing the Mt Kenya electorate to rally behind him.
Speaking yesterday, Gachagua
claimed Ruto was out to employ tactics used by the late Daniel Moi's regime to
subdue dissenting constituencies and intimidate them into supporting him.
He alleged that the Moi regime
used an infamous gang to terrorize the region into submission.
According to him, another gang
of this nature was already out to bulldoze the government's will and policies
on an already withdrawn electorate of Mount Kenya.
Gachagua seemed to reference the
apparent comeback of Maina Njenga in the politics of Mt Kenya.
This is after it emerged that
Ruto had contracted Maina Njenga to influence the region to support the regime.
However, Gachagua advised Ruto
against such moves, suggesting they would be counter-productive.
"History is repeating
itself; when the people of this region started saying no, a criminal gang was
formed to punish the people because they were saying no to bad governance.”
“The leader of that gang was
recently here. The gang descended on the people of this region with brutal
efficiency. They beheaded people and exploited our people and caused
chaos," said Gachagua.
The former deputy president
asserted that the government was uncomfortable with the citizenry becoming wary
of the regime's shortcomings.
He added that the gang idea had
been conceived to instill fear among the citizens and discourage them from
speaking the truth to the holders of power.
Gachagua claimed the gang had
the blessing of the government and was already moving across Mt Kenya,
disturbing residents.
According to him, police had
been instructed to watch from a distance as the group carried out its
activities.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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