Gachagua responds to claims of sponsoring goons during protests
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) party leader Rigathi Gachagua has fired back at President William Ruto’s allies over claims that he sponsored goons during the June 25, 2025, Gen Z memorial protests.
Speaking on Friday, June 27, 2025, during an interview with a local TV station, the former deputy president questioned why the goons were not arrested if they were indeed his.
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Gachagua also questioned why the government did not take action if indeed it had intelligence that he was planning to sponsor goons during the protests.
“I don’t know how fragile this government is. That a CS Interior is walking in the streets of Nairobi in the morning, and you are saying that was an attempted coup. If they had intelligence that goons were being paid by Rigathi Gachagua or anyone else, why did they not arrest these goons?” he said.
Gachagua on goons
He went ahead to claim that if the goons who wreaked havoc during the protests were his, they would have been shot or would be in custody by now.
“If they were my goons today, they would have been shot dead or in custody. Whey, if they had intelligence that Gachagua or anyone else had paid goons to come and cause mayhem in Nairobi, why didn’t they act on that intelligence? How did they allow goons to go to a police station unarmed and take over our police stations?” Gachagua said.
Gachagua on Nairobi looting
Further, Gachagua claimed that the looting that was witnessed in Nairobi was done in the dark under the supervision of the police shortly after the arrival of the goons, whom he says entered the city at 6:00 pm.
“I think the CS Interior must respect the people of Kenya. It is evident that in Nairobi, the real goons came after 6:00 pm, and downtown Nairobi, in Nyamakima, River Road, Taveta Road, and Luthuli Avenue, the havoc and looting were done in darkness under the supervision of the police. Why were these gangs not shot?” Gachagua questioned.
