Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua faced another challenging situation during his recent appearance on Saturday, December 28. Since his impeachment in October, Gachagua has been critical of the Kenya Kwanza Government and found himself seeking safety alongside his team at a thanksgiving service for Shamata Ward MCA Gitau Njamba in Nyandarua County.

Images and videos obtained by Maisha TV Kenya show an irate crowd challenging the police who subsequently fired teargas and live bullets to disperse the agitated crowd.

The event took a turn for the worse when Nyandarua Senator John Methu’s speech was interrupted by chaos, leading to confrontations with the police, who responded with teargas and live ammunition to disperse the crowd. In the aftermath, Gachagua addressed the turmoil, reaffirming his commitment to advocate for the rights of Kenyans despite facing government opposition.

“I want to tell our officers please, right now. You’re saying that a civilian threw a tear gas canister at us. Where did they get it from? You came here pretending to ensure security yet you are teargassing people,” Gachagua alleged.

“People were saying this event would not happen, but it did,” the Senator said. “Regardless of what the President does to us, we will keep praying.”

He accused a local Member of Parliament of orchestrating the disruption and criticized the authorities for escalating the situation by deploying teargas, which only added to the confusion. Gachagua questioned the police’s claims about the source of the teargas, asserting that their actions contradicted their role in maintaining security. Prior to the unrest, Senator Methu had suggested that certain forces were determined to prevent the event from occurring due to Gachagua’s presence.

Gachagua has been keen on consolidating support from Kenyans since his impeachment, making his presence felt, particularly in Central Kenya.

His latest brush with drama came barely a month after goons disrupted another function in Limuru where he was an attendee. In the wake of the incident which saw his convoy pelted with stones and chairs, Gachagua boldly came out to claim an asassination plot against him.