Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has broken his silence following the stoning and vandalism of a Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) campaign truck at Pembroke in Gilgil, Nakuru County, while en route to a campaign event.

In a video shared on his social media pages on Saturday, July 11, 2026, the DCP leader showed the party’s branded sound truck being pelted with stones by a group of individuals before they dispersed from the scene.

Reacting to the incident, Gachagua faulted Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat, accusing him of failing to honour his earlier assurance that adequate security would be provided during the campaign period, particularly in the run-up to the Ol Kalou by-election.

“They have this afternoon attacked DCP sound truck with guns and teargas,” part of Gachagua’s statement read.

Mbae’s reaction

The party’s economic adviser, Peter Mbae, also condemned the incident, claiming that the attackers were “state-sponsored goons” sent to disrupt the party’s activities.

“Our DCP truck was attacked and shot at by state goons at Pembroke on the way to Gilgil, suspected to be police officers in civilian clothes travelling in a Prado and a Subaru. They are trying hard to provoke violence in line with their plan of postponing the by-election, but we are not taking the bait. The gang imported for this purpose will have to find something else to do,” Mbae said.

Muchiri defends NPS

This comes at a time when political events have been marred by goonism and violence in the recent past.

The National Police Service (NPS) has come out to dismiss claims that its officers are working with criminal gangs, saying any officer found collaborating with criminals would be treated as a criminal.

Speaking during a live television interview on Monday, July 6, 2026, police spokesperson Michael Muchiri rejected suggestions that police officers have been working alongside goons during recent incidents of violence.

“Absolutely not. Any police officer who is purportedly working with criminals, criminal goons, that is not a police officer,” Muchiri said. He added, “So the answer to that question is police cannot, and police are not working with goons.”

The remarks come amid social media, which appeared to show police officers at scenes where groups of armed civilians carried out attacks.