Kibra youth dismiss links to impeached DP Gachagua after DCI grilling

A section of community leaders from Kibra who were summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over their alleged links with impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have now distanced themselves from the self-proclaimed “truthful man.”

The Kamukunji Pressure Group members now claim they’re living in fear after the intense interrogation by detectives, prior to which leaflets bearing their names were spread in the area linking them with Gachagua.

The leaflets that were on circulation in most corridors of the slum titled 'Gachagua's Sympathizers' carried the names of those purported to be impeached DP’s supporters in the area.

Led by John Otieno Millar and David Owino, the youth urged the security details to unearth those behind the leaflets and establish their motive.

'”We want to denounce our association with Gachagua, we were summoned by DCI and interrogated. We expressed ourselves before them," stated Mr. Otieno.

The leaders wondered how they could be associated with Gachagua's woes when their loyalty to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is unquestionable.

"We can only go to the streets because of only one person, that is Raila Odinga. No one else can tell us to protest, and we want the DCI to probe those behind those leaflets," added Mr. Otieno.

The community leaders were addressing the press on Wednesday evening at Olympic Centre where they pledged their support to the broad- based government that was birthed as result of a peace deal between President William Ruto and Mr. Odinga.

Kibra sub-county commissioner Mohamed Abas said the grilling of the pressure group members was normal and had no criminal intent.