Matiang’i laughs off assertions on plans to overthrow govt
Interior CS Fred Matiangi has repudiated assertions that there are plans to overthrow the current regime, terming part of the incumbent administration’s strategy of resorting to making excuses over the leadership crisis.
The former CS made the remarks during a live interview with Kameme TV on Monday, July 14, 2025, while responding to the question of whether plans to invade the state house by Gen Z protesters during the protests could be an attempt against the government.
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“The news of people wanting to invade the State House and probably overturn the government is mere rumour. Even if people say they want to invade the state house, it cannot be equated with an attempt against the government,” he stated.
The politician stressed that the government must honestly reflect on the real issues affecting Kenyans instead of merely glossing over them.
“We need to say the truth. We have a problem in the country; we have issues of leadership that are not going right. We need to have time to talk between leaders and the people, instead of proceeding the way we are about issues. People are demonstrating, and it has now been claimed that one tribe wants to destabilise the government. It is all down to failing in one mandate and resorting to politics of excuses,” he added.
His sentiments come after he similarly claimed that there are people inside the government behind the ongoing protest and violence witnessed in the country in recent times.
He affirmed that the government cannot claim to be ignorant about the people facilitating the violence in the country.
Feigning ignorance?
“The information we have is that some of the goons were probably planned by leaders from the government. I was an interior minister for five years, and I am not speaking in jest. I know and understand the government like the back of my hand, having been in there for some years,” he said.
“This chaos we are witnessing of people going around and terrorising Kenyans, you cannot tell me the government doesn’t know what is happening. Which government can say it doesn’t know what is happening? For a long time in Kenya, we have been saying the government has a long arm. Where has it gone now?” he posed.
The politician has further asked the government to crack down on the matter, stressing that they cannot play the same game, making allegations alongside the opposition over who is behind the violence.
His remarks come after what have been allegations and counter-allegations from both the government-allied and opposition politicians over who has been behind the goons during protests.
