Rigathi Gachagua, leader of the DCP party and former Deputy President of Kenya, has defied an order by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to record a statement with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). The summons relates to remarks Gachagua made linking President William Ruto to Al-Shabaab during a recent US visit.

• Gachagua stated he would only cooperate with the American Senate on the matter, not Kenyan authorities.
• Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen issued the directive from Keiyo South, accusing Gachagua of using sensitive national security issues for political gain.
• Gachagua urged the US Senate to sanction President Ruto personally, rather than impose sanctions on Kenya as a whole.