A campaign truck belonging to the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) has been vandalised at Pembroke, Nakuru County, while en route to Gilgil.

In a statement shared on social media by DCP Economic Adviser Peter Bae on Saturday, July 11, 2026, he claimed the vehicle was attacked by individuals he described as “state goons”.

“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.

Several videos circulating on social media also show the DCP-branded truck being pelted with stones by a group of people.

Police remarks on goonism

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 public concern on social media, which appeared to show police officers at scenes where groups of armed civilians carried out attacks.

During the interview, Muchiri said the service investigates every incident where officers are suspected of failing to act or being complicit in criminal activities.

“If there is an analysis of a particular scene where police are identified as being probably complicit or just standing by, the regulations are that action has to be taken,” he said.

He added that officers found to have breached the law would face the same legal process as any other Kenyan. “We always leave it to the benefit of the investigating agencies because no one is above the law, not even the police officer.”

Disciplinary actions on police

Muchiri said disciplinary and criminal action has previously been taken against officers implicated in wrongdoing.

“Action has always been taken whenever any of our officers are involved or suspected to be involved in criminality. You can be able to cite very many examples where some of our own have been taken to court for getting involved in criminality.”