Jimi Wanjigi Claims Ruto, Uhuru Want To Kill Him
Following the recent raid on his Muthaiga home by heavily armed police officers, businessman Jimi Wanjigi has claimed that President William Ruto’s regime is out to finish him off.
In an interview with a local television station on Tuesday, Wanjigi claimed that the attack, which linked him to the possession of assault weapons such as hand grenades and tear gas canisters, was a sign that the regime intended to kill him.
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The Safina Party leader referred to a previous raid during former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration, alleging that Ruto and his predecessor harbor hidden animosity toward him.
“I don’t think it is the question of police, it is the question of two presidents, former President Uhuru Kenyatta, and the current president William Ruto,” he said.
“What happened in both incidents was literally criminal activities; they used the police for criminal activities in my home.”
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“My family was saying that if these people catch you they will kill you, they won’t kill us. They may threaten us, and take us in, but it would be too much for them to kill us.
“I absolutely think that the Ruto regime wants to kill me. Why come and say I have grenades? To say I have grenades is saying that I am waging a war using arms.”
The outspoken politician went on to clarify that the recent raid, in which armed officers kept his house under siege for more than two days, was not to find any alleged weapons, but rather to arrest him.
Wanjigi claimed that if the government was concerned about arresting him, it could have easily issued an arrest warrant or used legal channels to apprehend suspects rather than terrorising his family.
“I don’t think that it is my home, I think it is me that they seek because, on both times, it has been about me. If it is about the law, there are many ways you can arraign me in court,” he said.
The businessman reiterated his previous statements that he witnessed the police planting explosives and guns in his motorcade.
He also stated that it was likely that both Uhuru and Ruto were afraid of him and should come forward to shed light on the situation.
“But on two incidents they planted stuff, guns in the first incidents and now they are saying there are grenades and smoke bombs, teargas canisters and God knows what else,” he added.
“Here we have two regimes creating criminalities to get me. This is them who fear me.
He posed; “You should ask them why they fear me. It has never happened to anybody else in this country. Raila Odinga said that even in the Moi regime it never happened.”
Jimi Wanjigi Claims Ruto, Uhuru Want To Kill Him
