Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has attributed the alleged mistreatment of Butere Girls High School students in Nakuru to a breakdown of the country's intelligence system.
Gachagua, who spoke during former President Mwai Kibaki's memorial service in Othaya, Nyeri County on Friday afternoon, criticised the Director General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Noordin Haji, for allegedly failing to prevent the intimidation of the learners.
According to the former Deputy President, if a decision needed to be made that the play dubbed "Echoes of War" by Butere Girls students was inappropriate, then it could have been stopped in its initial stages.
Gachagua claimed that the breakdown of the country's intelligence was due to the constant dealings by the NIS boss, whom he accused of concentrating on personal gain rather than serving Kenyans. "They only noticed about the play in the finals in Nakuru because of a failed intelligence system.
