Former DP Gachagua Claims Assassination Plot Ordered By Ruto

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has made explosive allegations claiming that President William Ruto ordered a sophisticated assassination attempt against him on Sunday.

Speaking at his Karen residence on Monday, Gachagua detailed what he described as a coordinated state-sponsored operation to “deal with him once and for all” while he attended a church service in Gatanga Constituency, Murang’a County.

According to Gachagua, he received intelligence about the alleged plot while attending church.

“While attending a church service in Gatanga Constituency yesterday, I received intelligence reports that President William Ruto had ordered that I be dealt with once and for all,” Gachagua stated during his press conference.

The former second-in-command claimed that after previous attempts using “state-sponsored goons” had failed, security agencies were instructed to intervene.

He alleged that a special “killer squad” blocked all exits from Gatanga Constituency, describing them as “armed to the teeth and hooded with masks to conceal their identity because of the heinous acts they wanted to commit.”

In perhaps the most alarming claim, Gachagua alleged that another specialized team joined the operation with specific instructions to use biological weapons against him.

“After about 30 minutes, the killer squad was joined by their counterparts, who were highly trained in the use of biological weapons. Their instructions were to poison me through inhaled chemicals that would paralyse my brain within three months,” he claimed.

Gachagua further alleged that he received intelligence from “patriotic officers” who disagreed with the “evil mission” and warned him of plans to plant weapons in his convoy.

“At about 2:30 pm, we received further intelligence from the deployed patriotic officers who were not in agreement with the evil mission, that they had clear instructions to plant arms and weapons in our convoy to provide evidence to arrest us and get evidence that they could charge us with in court,” Gachagua stated.

The former Deputy President expressed concerns about his safety, claiming there are efforts to leave him vulnerable to attacks.

“We have credible information that President Ruto has directed that my private security personnel be disarmed and be targeted for withdrawal of their licenses so that they can leave me vulnerable to allow room for goons to attack and possibly eliminate me,” he said.

Gachagua revealed that his team was forced to take alternative routes to his Karen residence on Sunday to avoid having his security detail disarmed.

The alleged assassination attempt comes amid growing political tensions following controversial remarks made by Gachagua on Friday regarding the upcoming 2027 general elections.

Gachagua had suggested that elections could descend into chaos if there were discrepancies from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

During Monday’s press conference, Gachagua defended those remarks, stating they were “a precautionary statement and not incitement” based on “historical facts and past electoral experiences of 1992, 1997, and 2007 controversial elections.”

The former Deputy President denied receiving any summons from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) as required by law, though multiple police units reportedly surrounded his homes on Sunday evening.