{"id":128331,"date":"2026-01-11T13:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/senator-thangwa-alleges-plot-to-kill-gachagua-during-gatundu-visit\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T13:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:03:58","slug":"senator-thangwa-alleges-plot-to-kill-gachagua-during-gatundu-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/senator-thangwa-alleges-plot-to-kill-gachagua-during-gatundu-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Thang\u2019wa alleges plot to kill Gachagua during Gatundu visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 11 \u2013 Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang\u2019wa has accused President William Ruto\u2019s allies of issuing threatening messages allegedly targeting Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during a visit to Gatundu, and has called on security agencies to urgently intervene.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared on social media, Thang\u2019wa said Gachagua\u2019s team had received alarming and threatening messages claiming that Gachagua, popularly known as \u201cRiggy G,\u201d would not leave Gatundu alive.<\/p>\n

He further alleged that groups of goons had been ferried into the area in buses, some of which he said were captured in photographs circulated online.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team has received alarming and threatening messages claiming that RiggyG will not leave Gatundu alive. Goons have allegedly been ferried in buses,\u201d Thang\u2019wa said.<\/p>\n

The senator directly named Former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria,Gatundu North MP Elijah Kururia and Muranga Woman Rep Betty Sawa whom he accused of being behind the alleged threats.<\/p>\n

Thang\u2019wa said he was with the Deputy President in church when he issued the alert, adding that the statement should serve as an official record and a formal report to the authorities.<\/p>\n

He urged the Kenya Police Service, Inspector General Douglas Kanja and Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat to intervene in the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince I am currently in church with RiggyG, this tweet should serve as my OB record and formal report,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addressed supporters in Kagio, Kirinyaga County, while wearing protective gear that included a military-style helmet and a bulletproof vest.<\/p>\n

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Gachagua was seen standing through the sunroof of a vehicle, holding a handheld microphone as he speaks to the crowd.<\/p>\n

He is dressed in a bright green long-sleeved shirt layered under a dark ballistic vest, with the protective gear visibly strapped around his torso. A black helmet, commonly associated with tactical or security operations, is firmly secured on his head.<\/p>\n

The combination of civilian clothing with protective equipment differed from the suits, branded shirts, or party regalia commonly worn at public rallies.<\/p>\n

The appearance came amid heightened security concerns following earlier disruptions along his route to the event.<\/p>\n

Gachagua\u2019s choice of dressing came hours after his convoy encountered teargas in Sagana as he and Nyandarua Senator John Methu travelled to Kagio for a public engagement.<\/p>\n

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NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 11 \u2013 Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang\u2019wa has accused President William Ruto\u2019s allies of issuing threatening messages allegedly targeting Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during a visit to Gatundu, and has called on security agencies to urgently intervene. In a statement shared on social media, Thang\u2019wa said Gachagua\u2019s team had received alarming […]<\/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-128331","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\/128331","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=128331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}