UDM Senator Calls For Gachagua’s Arrest Over Ruto-Al Shabaab Claims
Mandera Senator Ali Roba has asked the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to detain former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua when he returns to Kenya.
On Thursday, August 7, the lawmaker accused Gachagua of making false allegations, claiming that President William Ruto met with Al Shabaab militant leaders on his visit to Mandera County.
Roba believes that the former DP’s remarks were a desperate attempt to deceive the public in order to gain cheap political mileage.
“As a leader who personally accompanied the President, I affirm without fear of contradiction that he only met officially recognised Mandera leaders and the public in open forums,” Roba affirmed.
The Senator stated that every aspect of President Ruto’s one-day itinerary was transparent and that no private, backdoor, or questionable encounters occurred.
He said Gachagua’s assertions that Ruto met with unknown people were a despicable fiction intended to create discord and confusion among the people.
ON FALSEHOODS PEDDLED BY MR. GACHAGUA
— HE. Capt. Ali Ibrahim Roba, EGH, MP (@aliiroba) August 7, 2025
It has come to our attention that Mr. Rigathi Gachagua has once again chosen to recklessly peddle blatant falsehoods in a desperate attempt to mislead the public for cheap political mileage.
1. FALSE CLAIM: That the President met “other… pic.twitter.com/kN4OQyT5Hi
“It is deeply unfortunate that a man who once postured as a symbol of truth has now reduced himself to a serial purveyor of falsehoods, unable to recall the last time he spoke the truth,” the Senator stated.
He went on to add: “Such conduct is not only disgraceful, it is dangerous, especially when deployed to distort presidential engagements with historically marginalised communities.”
While dismissing the former DP’s statements, the Senator urged for Gachagua’s immediate arrest. He also warned the US authorities not to fall for Gachagua’s claims.
In his declaration, Ali Roba urged that Gachagua be summoned to provide evidence for his assertions or face the consequences.
“To twist this clear and just position into a false narrative of national insecurity is reckless, dishonest, and deeply disrespectful to the people of Northern Kenya,” the lawmaker asserted.
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Roba’s demand comes a day after Gachagua claimed that Ruto allegedly met three commanders of the Al Shabaab terror group during one of his excursions to Mandera.
According to the former DP, Ruto met with terrorists at night to discuss a variety of problems.
“We want to know why you are working with Al Shabaab. When you were in Mandera, you met three Al Shabaab leaders at night,” Gachagua claimed.
“The Americans are concerned that suspected terrorists will be registered as Kenyans and they will find their way to America and the rest of the world to cause terror,” he added.
UDM Senator Calls For Gachagua’s Arrest Over Ruto-Al Shabaab Claims
