{"id":103737,"date":"2024-11-29T07:04:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/29\/gachagua-says-withdrawal-of-security-detail-designed-to-expose-him\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T07:04:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:04:58","slug":"gachagua-says-withdrawal-of-security-detail-designed-to-expose-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-says-withdrawal-of-security-detail-designed-to-expose-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua says withdrawal of security detail designed to expose him"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 29<\/strong> \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that the state was behind the incident in Limuru, where suspected goons disrupted a burial he was attending on Thursday. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Gachagua, whose press team had sent media invited to the funeral, further claimed that the withdrawal of his security was intentional and left him vulnerable.<\/p>\n

He said a specific group followed him to his car, which they attacked using stones and iron bars.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Kenyans are well aware, earlier this week, the government withdrew the final aspects of my security that remained after the impeachment process, which we are contesting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The former DP affirmed his entitelment to close protection, his removal from office through impeachment notwithstanding.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we did not raise the issue with this decision by the government, although it is expected that any Kenyan who has served at the level of government that I was privileged to serve would be accorded security even after leaving office,\u201d Gachagua said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very sad state of affairs and a major low for the state, which was clearly complicit in these actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Intimidation by the State<\/h2>\n

Gachagua, however, reiterated that he would not be intimidated or deterred from standing with Kenyans who need his support in their moments of need.<\/p>\n

He said such incidents should not be repeated, regretting that the grieving family, who had a loved one in a casket, was forced to flee for safety in the midst of their profound sorrow.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, goons disrupted a funeral in Limuru, forcing attendees to flee for their lives.<\/p>\n

The chaos erupted as former Member of Parliament Peter Mwathi paused to address technical issues with the microphone. <\/p>\n

Suddenly, the tent where Gachagua was seated was dismantled, forcing attendees, including the former Deputy President, to flee.<\/p>\n

The intruders continued to vandalize vehicles using plastic chairs, while mourners watched helplessly.<\/p>\n

Gachagua\u2019s vehicle sustained damage during the skirmishes as he fled the scene.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 29 \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that the state was behind the incident in Limuru, where suspected goons disrupted a burial he was attending on Thursday. Gachagua, whose press team had sent media invited to the funeral, further claimed that the withdrawal of his security was intentional and left […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103737\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}