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Rigathi Gachagua’s State Security Details Returned Days After Expressing Security Concerns

Harry October 28, 2024

TUKO.co.ke journalist Amos Khaemba has over three years of experience policy and current events in Kenya.

Nairobi – President William Ruto’s administration reinstated some of the impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s security details.

Recently, Gachagua accused the president of exposing him to danger after he allegedly ordered the withdrawal of the DP’s security detail.

But during a church service at St James ACK Cathedral on Sunday 27 October kiambu The town of Gachagua had increased security.

Kiambu senator Karungo Wa Thang’wa and a close ally of the deposed DP confirmed that Gachagua’s security details had been restored.

In a tweet, Thang’wa called on the Kenya Kwanza management to reinstate the suspended DP employees.

“The state has redeployed part of Vice President Rigathi Gachagua’s security detail. In the same spirit, I call on the government to take the next honorable step and reinstate its employees to work as well. Justice must not only be served, but must also be seen to be done,” Thang’wa said. .

What Rigathi Gachagua says about its security

Previously dismissed vice president He criticized President William Ruto for ordering the withdrawal of his security.

Speaking on Sunday, October 20, after being discharged from the hospital, Gachagua criticized the president for not ensuring his security despite helping him win elections in 2022.

Gachagua announced that all his security details, including those guarding his home, had been withdrawn.

Insisting that he was still second in command, Gachagua said if anything happened to him or anything. family If he becomes a member, the president should be held responsible.