Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has come out to clarify explosive comments he made suggesting that the 2027 elections could descend into chaos.
Gachagua attended a church service in Gatanga, Murang'a County, where he accused his political adversaries allied to the Kenya Kwanza government of spinning the narrative against him.
The former DP denied inciting Kenyans into violence, instead insisting that he was only voicing what he heard on the ground. "They are trying to change the context of what I said.
I never said there would be violence," Gachagua stated in his clarification. "All I said is I listened to Kenyans, and they are saying the President and IEBC should not steal elections." Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during the launch of his party, the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) in Lavington, Nairobi on May 15, 2025.
