Gachagua allies claim ex-MP Peter Mwathi abducted by police after Limuru burial chaos
Leaders allied to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday evening visited the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters on Kiambu Road in a bid to demand for quick probe into chaos that were witnessed earlier in the day during a burial in Limuru.
Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa and his
Nyandarua counterpart John Methu said the chaos were a direct attempt on the
life of the former DP, further that ex-Limuru Member of Parliament Peter Mwathi
was abducted by police officers in the process.
According to Thang’wa, the violence was
orchestrated by hundreds of goons ferried from neighbouring constituencies by
agents of the State in order to harm Gachagua.
He went ahead to state that, upon their
arrival at the DCI, they were turned away without as much as being given a
listening ear.
“We came here to demand for swift
investigations of what transpired today in Limuru Constituency where an attempt
on the life of Gachagua was carried out by hired goons by the government.
Because we truly believe it was a well planned incident, and the reason why we’re
saying that is because there were some 200-300 goons from different areas of
this country, not necessarily from Limuru, that attacked Gachagua,” said Thang’wa.
“We also came here because we wanted to find
the whereabouts of the former MP for Limuru Peter Mwathi because he was abducted
by men in Subarus, and we know DCI does that. So we came here to find out where
they took him. We have not been given any information, they actually never
listened to us. The Director of Investigations told us he cannot listen to us
and walked away.”
Senator Methu, on the other hand, said he had
spoken to Gachagua after the incident, noting that the former DP barely
escaped the scene with his life.
He went on to condemn the DCI for denying
them audience on the whereabouts of ex-MP Mwathi, adding that the action has
rendered his family restless.
“Rigathi Gachagua is lucky to be alive today.
He’s still at home, I’ve talked to him and you can feel that he’s not okay.
What we would want to say is that if those people who are doing these things
want to test our resolve, we’re extremely determined to speak for our nation,”
stated Methu.
“The wife of the former Limuru MP is here at night,
we have not even been given audience by the DCI so that they can tell us
exactly what or where Mwathi is. She goes home to sleep without knowing exactly
where the husband is. The kids are here, they have not had peace.”
Mwathi’s wife Dr. Anne Mungai, on her part, narrated
the events leading to her husband allegedly being taken away by police
officers.
She noted that Mwathi’s vehicle was
sandwiched by two Subaru vehicles, leading to him being taken away, as she
pleaded with the government to release her husband.
“Mine is
just to ask the government to release my husband because he went for a funeral,
he has attended many other funerals in Limuru. He has served the people of
Limuru diligently and he was abducted by force,” stated Dr. Mungai.
“The vehicle that he had gotten into so that
he gets out of the chaos was sandwiched by two Subarus that had no number
plates, so definitely that’s the government. So may the government release my
husband.”
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