Gachagua: Kimani Ichung’wah helped stage police station attack to frame us
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has made explosive claims against Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah, accusing him of orchestrating attacks on police stations in a bid to frame the opposition and justify government crackdowns.
Speaking during a press briefing on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, Gachagua said the June 25, 2025, attack on a police station was not carried out by Gen Z protestors, but was a planned operation by individuals close to President William Ruto.
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He specifically named Ichung’wah, a close ally of the President, as the mastermind.
“I want to explain. I have heard the President say our people attacked the police station. It was all stage-managed by the MP for Kikuyu,” Gachagua said.
The former Deputy President questioned the official version of events, where protestors reportedly stormed the police station and stole several firearms.
“How do you explain that people can walk into a police station, and they are not armed, and take over the police station from armed police officers?” he asked.
Adding;
“How do you go to courts that are guarded by armed police officers and torch them?”
Gachagua insisted that the attacks were not spontaneous acts of violence, but part of a broader political plot designed to give the state a legal reason to charge protesters and political rivals under harsh laws.
“All these attacks on vital installations were stage-managed by William Ruto through Kimani Ichung’wah to create the opportunity to prefer charges against people using the Terrorism Act,” he claimed.
Orders
His remarks echoed a similar statement he made on June 29, 2025, where he dismissed reports that protestors had burned down the Dagoretti Police Post.
“What you’re hearing about a police station being burnt in Kikuyu is a lie. Who can attack a police station when they have no guns and police are armed?” Gachagua said at the time.
In his latest address, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader also claimed that senior police commanders were summoned to State House, where they received direct orders to target certain leaders, especially those from the Mt. Kenya region.
“The meeting that happened at State House, all police were summoned so that they could frustrate these leaders,” he alleged.
Gachagua’s bold accusations come amid rising political tension in the country. The opposition has continued to accuse the government of using state institutions such as the police, courts, and the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) to clamp down on dissent and criminalise the ongoing Gen Z protests.
