Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that there was a sinister plan to poison him on Sunday, May 18.
Speaking during a press briefing on Monday, May 19, he detailed that he received an intelligence report that some individuals wanted to launch a chemical attack on his convoy.
He alleged that the attack would have seen him brain-dead in 3 months.
"At about 2:30 pm, we received further intelligence from the deployed patriotic officers who were not in agreement with the evil mission, that they had clear instructions to plant arms and weapons in our convoy to provide evidence to arrest us and get evidence that they could charge us with in court," he claimed.
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"After about 30 minutes, the killer squad was joined by their counterparts, who were highly trained in the use of biological weapons. Their instructions were to poison me through inhaled chemicals that would paralyse my brain within three months. This was the intent and the purpose of the whole operation."
Further, he claimed that there was also a plan to plant arms in his convoy during the Sunday operation.
"This killer squad has been carrying out extrajudicial killings and abductions. They had clear instructions to plant arms and weapons in our convoy to provide evidence to arrest us and get evidence that they could charge us with in court," the former DP alleged.
Owing to the plan, Gachagua noted that he, alongside his allies, had to change the route they were to follow.
When queried by journalists whether he had reported the matter to the police, he expressed that security personnel were involved in the sinister move.
"How do you report to the people who want to poison me?" he posed.
"I am speaking to the people of Kenya, so that if anything happens to me, President William Ruto should be held accountable."
The police and the government are yet to respond to the claims made by Gachagua.
