Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's lawyer Kibe Mungai has lashed out at the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), accusing it of bias and selective application of the law .
In a formal letter dated May 26, 2025, addressed to NCIC Chairman Samuel Kobia, Mungai criticised the Commission for condemning Gachagua's recent remarks during an interview on Obinna TV, while allegedly turning a blind eye to inflammatory statements made by close allies of President William Ruto. "The Commission's silence on blatant incitement and unconstitutional utterances made by allies of the President suggests not just dereliction of duty, but deliberate complicity," Mungai says in his letter to NCIC. "Before summoning Rigathi Gachagua, you (NCIC) should first deal with the dangerous rhetoric emerging from those closest to State House." What has particularly drawn the ire of Gachagua's legal team is what they describe as the NCIC's "blatant double standards." In his letter, Mungai lists a series of provocative remarks made in recent weeks by MPs William Kamket, Oscar Sudi, and Senator Samson Cherargei-all close allies of President Ruto-none of whom, he notes, have been summoned or rebuked by NCIC.
Among the quotes cited is Kamket's declaration: "We people from Baringo county know how to manufacture a 24-year presidency." Sudi, meanwhile, is quoted saying, "Even if the votes don't add up, we will fill them up." "These are not metaphors or colourful speech.
These are direct confessions of intent to subvert the Constitution," Mungai states in his letter. "Yet the Commission has never summoned them, held a press briefing, or issued a rebuke.
