Chaos as Teargas is Lobbed in Prayer Meeting Attended by Gachagua and Allies
A meeting attended by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Saturday, December 28 and his allies in Nyandarua County was briefly disrupted after an unidentified person allegedly lobbed teargas towards the congregants. Gachagua accused Police of being behind the disruption. He was yet to address the congregation when unidentified goons struck. The incident happened when […]
Sharon Koech
A meeting attended by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Saturday, December 28 and his allies in Nyandarua County was briefly disrupted after an unidentified person allegedly lobbed teargas towards the congregants.
Gachagua accused Police of being behind the disruption. He was yet to address the congregation when unidentified goons struck.
The incident happened when Nyandarua Senator John Methu was addressing the crowd before the live streaming was cut short.
Following the resumption of the meeting, Gachagua said that Police officers were behind the melee and pleaded with them to uphold the rule of law.
“I want to tell our officers, please, right now you’re saying that the civilian threw teargas at us. Where did they get it from? You came here pretending to ensure security, yet you’re throwing teargas at people,” he said.
He added, “These acts of disrupting meetings have been passed by time.”
Meeting attended by Gachagua and allies in Nyandarua disrupted
Photos seen by The Kenya Times captured the chaotic scene at the venue, where chairs were strewn across the ground, creating a disordered landscape.
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The crowd was also seen milling around in confusion and fear, as tensions ran high.
The disruption came amid rising unrest with suspected goons believed to have stormed the meeting causing panic among the attendees.
Another video showed residents chasing away Police officers who were at the venue. Gunshots rang out, echoing through the air, further heightening the chaos.
The heavily armed officers were forced to flee the scene in their vehicle after the residents overwhelmed them.
However, order was eventually restored as former DP Gachagua and his allies stepped up to address the congregants, calming the situation.
Kiambu attack
The incident comes a month after the former second in command was forced to flee from an irate mob that stormed a burial ceremony that he was attending in Kiambu County.
Gachagua’s personal vehicle was on November 28 stoned, and the rear window smashed as several mourners suffered injuries when he and some of his allies were attending the burial ceremony of Erastus Nduati at Bibirioni village, Limuru Constituency.
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The former DP was yet to address mourners when the youths struck, first attempting to bring down the tent under which he was seated.
Former Limuru Member of Parliament Peter Mwathi was on the podium when the microphone went off.
The youths had earlier on twice attempted to disrupt the function, but the clergy ensured the event proceeded uninterrupted.
It was when Mwathi started disparaging those opposed to Gachagua that chaos erupted. He had started mentioning the former DP’s political strategy for 2027, when someone switched off the public address system.
Then the goons rushed to the tent where Rigathi was seated and dismantled it. His security swiftly shielded him, led him to his vehicle and drove off.
The former second in command while addressing the incident alleged a deliberate plan to harm him and described the attack as a “well-planned attempt on his life.”
In an interview with NTV on December 1, Gachagua made the allegations citing the lack of uniformed police officers and the withdrawal of his security detail a week before.
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