Politics

A police whistleblower claims the teargas attack on Gachagua’s church service was a sanctioned operation ordered by senior state officials to humiliate the former DP.

The plot thickens. A police officer privy to the operation has blown the lid off the chaos witnessed at the Othaya church on Sunday, alleging that the teargas attack on Rigathi Gachagua was not a rogue action, but a coordinated operation ordered from "high up."

Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, the officer revealed chilling details of the planning meeting held hours before the service. The objective, he claims, was to "humiliate and disperse" the gathering to prevent the former DP from addressing the congregation, with instructions to use "any means necessary."

"Orders From Above"

"We were told that the meeting was illegal and had to be stopped," the officer disclosed to The Daily Nation. "But when we saw it was a church, some of us hesitated. The command came to proceed. The teargas was thrown by a special unit, not the regular officers."

• The Coordination: The source claims that unmarked Subaru vehicles were used to transport the disruptors, a hallmark of covert police squads.
• The Cover-Up: The officer alleges that the official police report was doctored to blame "local hooligans" for the incident, shielding the commanders involved.
• The Fallout: The revelation, if verified, implicates the Ministry of Interior in a direct assault on religious freedom and political...

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