Rigathi Gachagua, DCP leader, accused the government of reviving a special 12-officer police unit—previously blamed for a January church attack—to disrupt opposition ahead of 2027 polls. He condemned a tear gas assault at his Kikuyu rally and vowed to press on with meetings, while allies criticised police politicisation. Kajiado police denied the claims.
Rigathi Gachagua, leader of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), accused the government yesterday of reviving a special 12-officer police unit—first blamed in a January 25, 2026, tear gas attack at ACK Witima Church in Othaya, which he called an assassination attempt—to continue disrupting opposition coalition meetings ahead of the 2027 elections.
Speaking at a service at PEFA Works church in Kajiado Central alongside DAPK leader Eugene Wamalwa, former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i, Senator Samuel Seki and others, Gachagua referenced the unit's alleged role in Saturday's tear gas attack at his rally in Kikuyu, Kiambu County. “Serikali imeunda upya kikosi cha polisi cha maafisa 12 kilichotushambulia Witima miezi kadhaa iliyopita na bado kinaendelea kufanya kazi bila kuchukuliwa hatua,” he said, vowing to continue rallies despite threats.
Wamalwa condemned police collaboration with goons as a threat to democracy. Matiang’i, his former ministry colleague, criticised the Interior docket's politicisation, noting no security assessments deem Gachagua a risk. Seki detailed prior disruptions in Isinya, Kiserian, and Ngong.
Kajiado County Police Commander Alexander Shikondi denied the allegations, insisting police do not orchestrate attacks on citizens. “Ni jambo la kusikitisha kwa yeyote kudai kuwa Huduma ya Polisi ya Kitaifa inaweka au kutekeleza vurugu dhidi ya Wakenya,” he said, calling for formal complaints with evidence.
