Kapsaret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi has alleged that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was among the financiers of the Anti-Finance Bill protests that occurred in June.
According to the ally of President William Ruto, the plot was to oust President William Ruto.
Sudi asserted that the DP belonged in jail over the allegations. However, the MP did not give any evidence to back his claims.
Meanwhile, he expressed that the government would go after those who financed the protests that saw several lives lost.
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"Young people were killed in the streets, and those jailed are a result of the money you poured to sponsor demos, yet now you claim you're fighting for them! Save for the respect we have for your office, you belong to jail," Sudi claimed.
On the other hand, the MP alleged that the DP was also keen to fight Mt Kenya politicians who had pledged their allegiance to Ruto.
"Unfortunately, you're using upcoming political leaders like James Gakuya, Alfred Keter, and Benjamin Gathiru after attempting to mess up the political careers of brilliant leaders like Ichungwah, Kimani Kuria, Cecily Mbarire and Ndindi Nyoro," Sudi stated.
The remarks of the lawmaker came after Gachagua alleged that state agencies such as the DCI were being used to fight him, staff in his office and his political allies.
Key allies of the DP including some Mount Kenya MPs are likely to be charged in court for allegedly financing the protests.
Gachagua on Alleged Links to the Protests
Notably, immediately after the deadly June 25 protests, Gachagua claimed that security agencies such as the National Intelligence Service (NIS) were keen on implicating him and former President Uhuru Kenyatta over the protests.
"Yesterday, Noordin Haji was trying to put up a team together and propaganda and attribute the chaos to leaders including myself and former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
"It is very clear and the President has admitted that the protests were caused by the anger of Kenyans on the Finance Bill," Gachagua stated during a press briefing in Mombasa.
