Former Deputy President and Democratic Conservatives Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has sensationally accused President William Ruto of orchestrating a plot to assassinate him using state-sponsored operatives, armed killer squads, and biological agents.
Speaking to journalists at his Karen Residence in Nairobi, Gachagua claimed that the government had activated a coordinated operation targeting him during a church service in Gatanga Constituency. According to him, intelligence reports indicated that President Ruto had allegedly instructed state security agencies to “deal with him once and for all” after earlier attempts involving hired goons failed.
The former second in command further alleged that a heavily armed and hooded squad was deployed to block all exits from Gatanga with orders to abduct or eliminate him. He claimed the same team has been involved in a series of extrajudicial killings and abductions across the country. The plot reportedly escalated when intelligence officers sympathetic to Gachagua leaked information that weapons were to be planted in his convoy to fabricate criminal charges.
He further alleged that another elite group of operatives, trained in biological warfare, had been deployed with instructions to poison him using airborne chemicals designed to impair his brain function over a period of three months.
Gachagua also claimed that there were plans to disarm his licensed private security personnel and revoke their permits, effectively leaving him exposed and vulnerable to physical attacks by what he described as state-sponsored thugs.
The former Deputy President said the President was enraged by the efficiency of his security detail and frustrated by the public’s continued remembrance of the Kiambaa Church massacre, an issue Gachagua has repeatedly invoked. He added that Ruto was particularly livid over recent revelations he made regarding the alleged illegal acquisition of a five-acre parcel of land inside Ngong Forest by the President, intended for the construction of a private hotel.
These grave allegations come amid reports that the government is seeking to arrest Gachagua over statements he made during an interview on a local YouTube platform.
