Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is in trouble after emerging details revealed he may have played a key role in planning Juja MP George Koimburi’s fake abduction — now confirmed by the DCI to have been a staged act.
Detectives investigating the incident have linked Gachagua to the team that organized the self-abduction, stating that he was in constant WhatsApp communication with the key suspects before, during, and after the incident.
Among those arrested are the Juja CDF chairperson and two of Koimburi’s close associates, who have confessed to helping fake the kidnapping. They have told investigators that Gachagua was aware of the plan and actively coordinated with them in real time.
The plan was simple: fake a dramatic abduction to trigger public sympathy and paint the government as oppressive. Koimburi was picked up outside a church, hidden in a hotel for the night, then dropped off at a coffee farm the next morning with torn clothes and claims of torture. Hours later, Gachagua visited him at Karen Hospital, giving emotional statements to the media and accusing the state of targeting its critics.
But now, the entire script is falling apart. Police have confirmed the MP was never in danger and that the kidnapping was a hoax designed to mislead the public. Evidence from phone records and witness statements show Gachagua was more than just a concerned visitor — he was part of the plan.
If found guilty, Gachagua could face criminal charges including conspiracy, creating public panic, and obstruction of justice. His attempt to gain sympathy may now backfire badly, as Kenyans begin to see through the political games. What was meant to boost his image could become the scandal that ruins it.
