On Sunday night, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua revealed that unknown gunmen attempted to take the life of one of his employees.
The DP, who conducted a roundtable interview with vernacular stations in the Mt Kenya Region, stated that the victim was shot in the shoulder and suffered an injury.
He noted that the single gunman, who was riding a motorcycle, intended to shoot the staffer in the head, but a quick dash saved his life.
Gachagua revealed that the employee, who was previously assigned by the National Intelligence Service (NIS), was transferred to his office to assist the second-in-command in his fight against illicit brew.
“So that they can sell me fear, as that officer was leaving his home in Kileleshwa, someone on a motorbike shot at him but the bullet missed his head and landed on his shoulder,” he told the press.
“He visited a Nairobi Hospital for one week where the bullet was removed.”
The DP also revealed that his boss, President William Ruto, was unaware of the attempted murder and he called to inform him.
He also lamented that, despite reporting the incident, the attempted assassins had yet to be apprehended.
“When 13 officers were dismissed from NIS and sent to work in ministries, I looked for one of them, who was very senior in Nairobi, to work for me and help me in the fight against illicit brews.”
“President wasn’t in the know. I’m the one who told him. When those people were asked, they started rambling. To date, the people (assassins) who were sent on motorbikes have never been arrested,” Gachagua explained.
In recent months, the deputy president has clashed with a group of leaders who accuse him of engaging in tribal politics by promoting the one man, one vote, one shilling policy.
In June, Gachagua chastised NIS boss Noordin Haji for failing to deliver timely reports, leaving the government unprepared for the anti-Finance Bill protests.
Soon after, several leaders, particularly from Northern Kenya, demanded his resignation for sidelining the NIS boss.
In response, he stated that he was a member of the current government and would not be forced out by President William Ruto’s administration.
As a result, Gachagua urged leaders, particularly those from Kenya’s north, to support the government rather than push for his ouster.
He is, however, facing an impeachment motion, despite his claim that it has yet to be brought to his attention.
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