A senior Kenyan politician has written a formal letter to the country’s top police officer, making serious accusations against the former Deputy President.
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah sent the letter to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on April 10, 2026. In it, he claims that Rigathi Gachagua is trying to cause violence during a planned political rally in Kikuyu Constituency.
Ichung’wah says Gachagua has been using hate speech and working with criminal gangs to create instability in the area. He also alleges that the former Deputy President has asked a radio presenter on Kameme FM to spread messages that divide people. He compared this to how the media was used before the Rwandan genocide.
The Majority Leader wrote that he is a peace-loving and law-abiding Kenyan. He added that Kikuyu is part of Kenya and all leaders are welcome there. But he said his duty as an elected leader forced him to bring these security concerns to the police chief.
He also pointed to past violence in the constituency. According to him, the burning of NG-CDF offices on June 25, 2024, and attacks on public offices and private property on June 25, 2025, are linked to Gachagua’s political networks.
Ichung’wah warned that businesses belonging to his own family have been named as possible targets. He urged police to act quickly on what he called credible intelligence.
He further claimed that people connected to the former Deputy President have been organizing groups in Kiambu, Nairobi, Murang’a, Kirinyaga, and Nyandarua counties. Their goal, he said, is to cause trouble in Kikuyu Town.
The Majority Leader also mentioned recent comments Gachagua made at a memorial service in Ol Kalou. He described those remarks as full of anger and hate, and accused the former Deputy President of chasing a personal revenge mission.
Ichung’wah went on to say that Gachagua’s communication to the police is a form of “reverse psychology.” He argued that it is meant to push the police to withdraw security officers before planned political events.
He asked the Inspector General to keep enough police officers in Kikuyu Town. He warned against what he called an attempt to “manufacture a crisis” and then blame security agencies or political opponents.
So far, Gachagua has not publicly responded to any of the accusations in the letter.