Saturday, May 23,
2026 - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has strongly denied reports
that a man serving a 20‑year prison sentence for murder is related to his
family.
Speaking during an engagement with Kenyans in the United
Kingdom on Friday, May 22nd, Gachagua dismissed claims that Jackson
Kihara is the son of his late brother, former Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua.
He alleged that the narrative was part of a propaganda
campaign aimed at tarnishing his reputation after President William Ruto’s
administration failed to link him to corruption.
“The other day, they went to Manyani and looked for a
criminal who was jailed there and told him to say that he was the son of my
late brother.”
“Nobody knows him; we have never seen him. In my late
brother’s will, he was not there, and he does not even look like us,” Gachagua
stated.
He further rubbished claims that he orchestrated the man’s
imprisonment to access family secrets left behind by his brother.
“The young man was jailed in 2015. At the time, Nderitu was Governor,
and he died here in London in 2017,” he added.
The DCP leader alleged that the convict was working with
individuals from State House and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
(DCI), who promised him release if he cooperated with the scheme.
Court records identify the convict as Jackson Kihara
Gachucha, who does not carry the Gachagua family name.
Documents show he was charged with robbery with violence in
2015 along Langata Road, later sentenced to death before a retrial reduced the
penalty to 20 years.
In his latest appeal, Gachucha claimed that he was framed by
relatives over documents allegedly left by his father, asking the court to
allow him to retrieve them.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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