Gachagua Threatens Nationwide Protests After IG Kanja Talks
Democracy for the Citizens Party chairman, Rigathi Gachagua, has vowed to lead nationwide protests if police officers reportedly implicated in the attack at ACK Witima Church in Othaya are not arrested by February 16.
On Friday, January 30, Gachagua was pressuring Douglas Kanja, the Inspector General of Police, during a press appearance in Nairobi.
Additionally, he demanded that 12 officers be held immediately accountable for allegedly trying to kill him on January 25 at the church service.
“We spoke with the IG head on and told him the attack on Sunday was not an ordinary attack,” the former DP said.
“It was an assassination attempt targeted at Gachagua, planned by the government. A special squad of 12 officers was sent to attack us in church.”
Gachagua disclosed that he had given the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) the names of the policemen he wanted detained, disarmed, and accused in court right away.
“We have told the IG that before we come back on February 16, those members of the Unit need to be arrested, disarmed and taken to court. He must give that assurance,” he went on.
Nairobi stands tall in the World as a city of great reputation but misdeeds of a poor and national government has turned the city into a stench.
— Rigathi Gachagua (@rigathi) January 30, 2026
We shall not keep quiet as goons under police supervision wreck havoc in the city and across the country among Kenyans.
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The former Deputy President stated two vans were dispatched from Nairobi by the regional police commander, particularly to convey the policemen engaged in the January 25 incident.
Gachagua disclosed that the Inspector General was given a deadline of February 16 by his DCP Party to take action against the cops or risk nationwide protests.
He issued a warning that the demonstrations would demand the expulsion of Interior Cabinet Secretary Murkomen, IG Kanja, and the two Deputy Inspectors General unless police reforms are put into place.
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The Sunday incident saw armed persons enter the church sanctuary, lobbing teargas canisters into the congregation and generating panic among women and children who fled in despair.
Assailants punctured tyres on Gachagua’s motorcade and torched his main vehicle, forcing his security team to escort him through the bushes before evacuating him on a motorcycle.
Gachagua has directly accused current Deputy President Kithure Kindiki of orchestrating the violence, claiming a member of Kindiki’s security team led the attackers who used teargas and live bullets.
However, Kindiki dismissed the allegations as “primitive politics” and “bullying tactics,” suggesting Gachagua staged the incident to gain public sympathy while calling for an impartial investigation by police.
Gachagua Threatens Nationwide Protests After IG Kanja Talks
