{"id":160111,"date":"2026-04-10T16:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/gachagua-alleges-plot-to-disrupt-kikuyu-rally"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:59:25","slug":"gachagua-alleges-plot-to-disrupt-kikuyu-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/gachagua-alleges-plot-to-disrupt-kikuyu-rally","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua Alleges Plot to Disrupt Kikuyu Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong> <\/span>Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has written to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja requesting enhanced security ahead of a planned public rally in Kikuyu town on Saturday, citing fears of a possible disruption targeting the event.<\/p>\n<p>The former Deputy President alleges there is a plan to deploy individuals to disrupt the meeting, cause chaos and prevent the rally from proceeding as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe organised goons are to create mayhem, vandalise people&#8217;s businesses, attack targeted establishments to trigger the police, who will join in by using teargas,\u201d a part of his letter claims.<\/p>\n<p>Gachagua claimed that a meeting was held in Limuru on Thursday, where the alleged plan was conceived.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that the plan includes blocking major roads leading in and out of Kikuyu town, with the intention of restricting access to the venue and exposing his convoy to possible attacks.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the alleged strategy involves positioning heavy vehicles along key highways under the pretext of mechanical breakdowns, effectively stalling movement and disrupting logistics for the rally.<\/p>\n<p>The former Deputy President sought to distance his party from the alleged planned violence, as well as from any incidents during past public engagements, pointing to what he described as peaceful political visits across the country, the most recent being in Kiambu County.<\/p>\n<p>He cited earlier outings, including visits to Kamwangi and Gatukuyu shopping centres in Gakoe, Gatundu North constituency on Sunday, April 5; Darasha and Juja Town in Maraba, Juja constituency on Saturday, April 4; a visit to Wangige town in Kabete constituency on Monday, March 23; and another engagement in Githunguri Town, Githunguri constituency on Saturday, March 21.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these meetings were peaceful and orderly. What makes Kikuyu Town special and predisposed to violence?\u201d he posed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Kenya<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has written to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja requesting enhanced security ahead of a planned public rally in Kikuyu town on Saturday, citing fears of a possible disruption targeting the event. The former Deputy President alleges there is a plan to deploy individuals to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":160110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[544],"class_list":["post-160111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-kenya"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gachagua Alleges Plot to Disrupt Kikuyu Rally - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Kenya. 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