Gachagua Blasts Citizen’s Stephen Letoo Over Bogus Reporting
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched an attack on the media, accusing many sources of intentionally misreporting and releasing misleading information regarding his recent political comments.
Gachagua singled out Citizen TV reporter Stephen Letoo for posting what he saw as biased and inaccurate material.
He spoke on Wednesday, December 3, at the celebration and revealing of newly elected Members of the County Assembly (MCAs).
Gachagua described the event that occurred after a Thanksgiving ceremony for the newly elected MCA for Kariobangi North on Sunday, November 30.
“Stephen Letoo filed a very biased report on Sunday. And you were personally there. Criminals attacked us in church and were driven away by church members,” he stated.
“They came back backed by police with guns and fought us. The OCS threw a teargas canister in the church,” he continued.
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“Then Letoo files a report that the police came to separate the gangs who were fighting. That’s a lie.”
According to sources, chaos broke out on Sunday afternoon near the church as a group of youngsters, apparently sponsored to disrupt the service, confronted a group suspected to be Gachagua fans.
The former DP also clarified his claims on Sunday, November 30, in which he reportedly stated that his party, DCP, will win all of Nairobi’s top seats as well as 16 of 17 parliamentary seats, including up to 90% of MCA seats in the capital.
Gachagua claims the media misreported his words.
“I want to ask the media to be responsible and to stop open bias. On Sunday, I said DCP is in talks with Wiper and other opposition parties,” Gachagua noted.
“With the history of the voting patterns in Nairobi and party loyalty, the opposition can take 16 out of 17 parliamentary seats.”
He chastised several media outlets for misleading Kenyans, claiming that the seats in Nairobi belong to the United Opposition, of which the DCP is a member.
He asked the media to report accurately and quit distorting storylines, which he claimed were assisting President William Ruto in disseminating what he called garbage.
He denied that Nairobi’s DCP candidates will all be from the Kikuyu community, arguing that the group is just as Kenyan as any other and deserves representation.
In the midst of speculation about divisions, Gachagua affirmed the unity of the united opposition, stating it is powerful and cannot be divided.
He stated that a strong opposition requires a strong political party and promised to continue to strengthen the party in Nairobi and other parts of the country.
“We are very strong partners. Let nobody try to make me feel that I am committing any political crime by marketing my party. That is my job,” he stated.
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Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka had earlier dismissed claims by Gachagua that the two had struck a deal for Wiper to withdraw its candidates from all major Nairobi seats in favour of DCP.
Kalonzo denied any such agreement and instead accused the media of spreading falsehoods to create divisions within the United Opposition.
“Stop this propaganda that Wiper has left all the seats in Nairobi for DCP. They have to try everything to create tensions between us,” Kalonzo stated on Sunday, November 30.
Gachagua also insisted that DCP party nominations would be free and fair, and it wouldn’t matter what part of the country candidates came from.
Gachagua Blasts Citizen’s Stephen Letoo Over Bogus Reporting
