The political feud between former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his former boss, President William Ruto, has taken a fresh twist after Gachagua called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch investigation into the alleged resurgence of a criminal gang he claims is being sponsored by the government. Speaking after attending a church service at Tetu Catholic Church in Nyeri County, he accused the state of reactivating a notorious group to commit acts of terrorism and crimes against humanity in the Mt Kenya region.
Although he did not name the gang, his description closely aligns with the notorious Mungiki gang, which wreaked havoc in the region in the past. "We all know what that group did to us, to our women, girls, and businesses as a community.
You cannot use those youths to instil fear in us in an attempt to make us support you.
When I was the Deputy President, I eliminated illicit liquor.
