Gachagua Alleges Fresh Plot to Arrest Senior Government Official

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that senior government officials are planning to arrest Auditor General Nancy Gathungu over her audit reports. 

Speaking at his Wamunyoro residence on Friday, he claimed investigators had been instructed to build a case against her because of her findings on government spending. Gachagua said he had received information from contacts within the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) indicating that efforts were underway to investigate Ms Gathungu. 

He described the Auditor General as a target because her reports had exposed financial irregularities in key government programmes. He further alleged that President William Ruto had directed investigators to search for evidence against her, describing the move as politically motivated.

The allegations have not been independently verified. By the time of publication, neither the Office of the Auditor General nor the DCI had responded to the claims.

The remarks came shortly after Gachagua claimed he had prior knowledge of President Ruto's State of the Nation Address, including the announcement of a new national vision. 

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen rejected those claims, saying the President's proposals had been developed over several weeks through consultations with Cabinet members and technical teams. He said there had been no confidential information for Gachagua to reveal.

The disagreement has also extended to security and political mobilisation. Speaking at a public meeting in Embu County on the same day, Murkomen criticised Gachagua's call for civilians to protect political gatherings and polling stations. 

He said maintaining public order is the constitutional responsibility of the National Police Service and warned that the government would not allow the recruitment of young people as armed groups or political enforcers. Murkomen was responding to Gachagua's announcement that the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) would deploy volunteers to guard polling stations during the 2027 General Election.

Gachagua said the plan was intended to protect votes, while the government argued that it could undermine state authority and increase the risk of unrest. Murkomen said every Kenyan is entitled to equal protection under the law and warned that politicians who incite violence, together with those they recruit, would face prosecution.