Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has criticised Kenyans for circulating videos of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Speaking on Monday, August 11, the CS claimed that the former DP is 'unwell' and sharing his videos are detrimental to the country.
"It's no longer a joke where the former deputy president is at the moment. Most of you share TikTok posts of his messages and so forth. You are actually the ones who are encouraging a person who is unwell to continue saying things that are going to hurt our country," he said.
Notably, this comes a day after Gachagua dismissed threats of arrest issued by Murkomen, insisting that he is not intimidated by such warnings.
Speaking on Sunday, August 10, Gachagua said fear of arrest has never been a factor in his decision-making and would not deter him from expressing his views.
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"If the fear of arrest was part of my thinking, I would never do anything; I would just stay in the house. Every day, they discuss me in the parliament for two hours and say they will arrest me. I just move on. I'm not a leader who buys fear. And as I have explained, I think Murkomen is lost," he said.
Gachagua went on to say that he is ready in the event authorities want to arrest him, even promising to reveal the exact time and flight details when he is set to return to the country.
"When my day to go to Kenya is due, I will announce the date, the hour, and the flight number so that those who are interested in arresting me can go ahead and do it.
"If they want to arrest me, I'm a Kenyan; the courts are there; I'll go to court, and if they have any charges against me, they will prefer them," he added.
Speaking on Saturday, August 8, Murkomen said Gachagua will be required to record a statement with investigators immediately after returning from the US.
Murkomen stated that Gachagua must explain his recent claims that he attended meetings with the Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab.
He directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to ensure Gachagua is questioned upon arrival, insisting that anyone claiming to have information related to terrorism must share it with authorities without delay.
“I want to say, without fear of contradiction, because he has said that he has information and he knows, and that he has an agent who is holding meetings with Al-Shabaab, as soon as he lands in Kenya, he must record a statement to tell us exactly which meetings he is having with terrorists," he said.
