There Were 2 Attempts to Assassinate Me Before my Impeachment - Rigathi Gachagua

Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has now claimed that there were two attempts on his life. 

Speaking outside the Karen Hospital on Sunday, October 20, he said the first attempt to assassinate him involved having an undercover agent poison his food.

"On the 30th of August, undercover security agents entered my room in Kisumu and one of them tried to poison my food but we detected it and we were able to escape the scheme. I was supposed to be killed through food poisoning," he said.

Gachagua noted that the second attempt to take him out happened in Nyeri where National Intelligence Service (NIS) operatives were sent to poison food meant for him and the Kikuyu Council of Elders.

"on the 3rd of September, another team from the NIS came to Nyeri and tried to poison food that was meant for me and the Kikuyu Council of Elders. I did report this matter to the NIS and the officers who were assigned to my office, I asked them to leave because I felt I was not safe," he alleged.  

Gachagua alleged that after the attempts to assassinate him through food poisoning failed, they resolved to impeach him. 

Elsewhere, Gachagua accused President William Ruto of withdrawing his security detail.

He claimed that he is not feeling safe and that if anything happens to him, the Head of State should be held to account.

"It is unfortunate that when I was here in the hospital, my brother and friend President William Ruto ordered the withdrawal of my security. Officers who were close to me were disarmed and given a warning that they should not be anywhere near me," the former DP alleged. 

He added, "I didn't know President Ruto could be that vicious. If anything happens to me, President William Ruto should be held accountable," Gachagua remarked.