Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has broken his silence hours after he was attacked by goons who disrupted a funeral service in Limuru.
Taking on social media, Gachagua talked about about how his security was withdrawn by the government but it was not an issue even though he expected to have been protected given the position he served in the same government.
“As Kenyans are well aware earlier this week the government withdrew the final aspects of my security that was in place after the impeachment process we are contesting.
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However we did not raise issue with this decision by government although expectations were that any Kenyan who has served at the level of government that I was privileged to serve at, would be secured by government even after leaving office.
However it now looks like the decision to withdraw my security was to leave me exposed to the kind of attack we have witnessed today.” he said
He continued by revealing how he was attacked by a hail of rockets while exiting the Limuru event following the attack which he now says will not stop them from serving Kenyans who need his support.
“Today, I was at a funeral service in Limuru for a young man called Erastus Nduati. While we were preparing to lay the young man to rest goons attacked us & the other mourners who were present, including children. The gangsters were armed with stones, machetes, iron bars & sticks.
They descended randomly on mourners present and attacked them using the weapons they had. A specific group followed me as I went to my car, which they proceeded to attack with stones and iron bars. We literally drove out of the venue under a hail of rocks!
This is very sad state of affairs and a major low for the state, who were clearly complicit in these actions. We just especially remember the family that had a loved one in a casket, who had to run to safety despite their profound grief.
We will not be scared away from standing with Kenyans who need us to support them in their moments of need. We just expect such a terrible moment of shame will not be repeated.” he said
