Gachagua accuses government of using police to sabotage Ol Kalou by-election
DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused the government of using police deployment to interfere with the Ol Kalou by-election, claims that have yet to receive a response from authorities...
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Democracy Party of Kenya (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused the government of using police to unfairly influence the Ol Kalou by-election.
- Gachagua alleges the deployment of 2,000 police officers to Ol Kalou is intended to manipulate the election results rather than ensure security.
- The key figure involved is Rigathi Gachagua, leader of the Democracy Party of Kenya (DCP).
- This action, Gachagua claims, could severely damage public trust in Kenya's electoral institutions.
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