{"id":130178,"date":"2026-02-07T10:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-promises-satellite-backed-dossier-on-othaya-church-chaos\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T10:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:03:15","slug":"gachagua-promises-satellite-backed-dossier-on-othaya-church-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-promises-satellite-backed-dossier-on-othaya-church-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua promises satellite-backed dossier on Othaya church chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MURANG\u2019A, Kenya, Feb 7 \u2014 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has promised to publicly name and release videos of the perpetrators behind the Witima church attack in Othaya that occurred two weeks ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the burial service of Jane Wanjiku Kamau, mother of former Kigumo MP and Minister Jamleck Kamau, at Gathima Primary School in Kigumo Constituency on Friday, Gachagua said he already possesses an intelligence report with the names of those responsible, along with satellite images confirming their identities.<\/p>\n<p>He has given the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja until February 16 to apprehend the attackers, describing the incident as a heinous act.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/01\/kindiki-denies-involvement-in-nyeri-violence-condemns-use-of-political-violence\/\">Kindiki Denies links to Sunday\u2019s Othaya church violence, tells off Gachagua<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gachagua, who leads the DCP Party, also accused President William Ruto of orchestrating the attack, allegations that add to the mounting political tensions in the country.<\/p>\n<p>On national unity, Gachagua reiterated his willingness to reconcile with former President Uhuru Kenyatta, suggesting that a handshake between the two leaders is inevitable after a tense period since 2022. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the right time, we will come together for the sake of the nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/01\/murkomen-says-probe-into-othaya-church-violence-underway-as-gachagua-alleges-assassination-plot\/\">Murkomen says probe into Othaya church violence underway  as Gachagua alleges assassination plot<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Deputy President was accompanied by leaders from the United Opposition, including Fred Matiang\u2019i, who urged the government to exercise sobriety. <\/p>\n<p>Matiang\u2019i emphasized that opposition unity could deliver an alternative government in the next elections.<\/p>\n<p>Other opposition figures, including Martha Karua and Justin Muturi, echoed Gachagua\u2019s call for national cohesion, highlighting the widespread suffering faced by Kenyans across all communities.<\/p>\n<p>United Opposition leaders criticized the government\u2019s performance and delivery, pledging that a change of government is imminent in the upcoming elections.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MURANG\u2019A, Kenya, Feb 7 \u2014 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has promised to publicly name and release videos of the perpetrators behind the Witima church attack in Othaya that occurred two weeks ago. Speaking during the burial service of Jane Wanjiku Kamau, mother of former Kigumo MP and Minister Jamleck Kamau, at Gathima Primary School [&hellip;]<\/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-130178","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\/130178","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=130178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}