Gachagua dismisses Ruto’s anti-goon order as ‘theatrics,’ claims police-goon alliance is fueling violence
In a statement issued hours after Ruto declared that Kenya had reached a national consensus against goonism and ordered security agencies to enforce the law, Gachagua argued that the country's greatest security challenge was not criminal gangs but what he termed "rogue police off..
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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed President William Ruto’s order to crack down on goons, claiming rogue police officers collude with criminal gangs to terrorize Kenyans.
- Gachagua alleges the violence during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election involved armed men operating with impunity, despite the deployment of over 2,000 police officers.
- Key figures mentioned include President William Ruto, Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, and Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo.
- The former Deputy President accused the Interior Ministry of becoming a "Ministry of Goonism and Coordination of Terror against Kenyans."
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Ruto orders crackdown on goons behind unrest - July 2026
President William Ruto has ordered a decisive crackdown on criminal elements responsible for recent instances of unrest and violence nationwide, declaring a national consensus against political violence and criminality. He warned that unchecked lawlessness could lead to devastating consequences, citing the conflict in Sudan as an example. Former Deputy President Rigathan Gachagua has dismissed Ruto's order as theatrics, claiming rogue police officers collude with criminal gangs to terrorize Kenyans. Politicians in Kenya's Coast region risk having their state security detail withdrawn if they are found to be employing hooligans to intimidate rivals or incite violence.
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