Gachagua claims RSF commanders housed in Runda
By Kenneth Mwenda, March 1, 2026Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that commanders from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) live in Nairobi’s upscale Runda estate.
He stated that the General Service Unit (GSU) guards their residence. Gachagua made these remarks during a church service at Shamata AIPCA Church in Nyandarua County on Sunday.
“The RSF commanders are housed in Runda in a house guarded by the General Service Unit,” Gachagua said.
He linked this to wider security threats, including foreign nationals who hold illegal Kenyan passports. These claims add to growing concerns over Kenya’s role in Sudan’s conflict, where the RSF fights the Sudanese army. Opposition leaders have echoed similar worries.
These statements follow reports of RSF officials residing in Kenya. A report from February 26 noted Gachagua’s claim that more RSF commanders may live here, some with Kenyan passports. The US imposed sanctions on RSF figures for atrocities in Sudan, including mass killings and rape.
Kenya’s claimed links raise fears of regional instability. Gachagua tied these security lapses to violence in Kenya. He accused top officials of issuing passports to sanctioned criminals, which threatens national and global security.
“You have seen international criminals who have been slapped with sanctions by the United States have passports,” he said.
He warned that if these officials remain in charge ahead of elections, they could spark civil war. Gachagua called for one such official to step aside or for foreign investigators like the FBI or Scotland Yard to probe matters.
Probe into Ng’eno crash
Later in his speech, Gachagua shifted to the helicopter crash that killed Emurua Dikirr MP Johanna Ng’eno. He described Ng’eno as a close ally and visionary leader.
“The Honourable Johanna Ng’eno is my great friend, and he is my political ally and a confidant, and he has been very close to me for a long time,” Gachagua said.
He recounted how Ng’eno warned him of plots to remove him from office. Ng’eno visited Gachagua in Kisumu, where intelligence agents bugged their room, after being sent by top government officials.
“He sent the National Intelligence Service to bug my room so that he can record the conversation between me and Johanna Ng’eno,” Gachagua claimed.
According to Gachagua, Ng’eno shared his persecution for defending the Kipsigis community. During Gachagua’s impeachment, Ng’eno showed him threatening messages from high places.
“He came back to me in the morning, and I listened to him, and I told him, ‘The die is cast… Instead of endangering you and your life and your family, just go ahead and sign,'” Gachagua advised.
Ng’eno signed under duress, he added. Gachagua noted Ng’eno faced ongoing pressure from top figures who suppressed his leadership ambitions.
“We don’t want to say anything, but we want to call for further investigations so that the truth can be known,” Gachagua said.
He compared Ng’eno’s death to that of Kipkalya Kones, another Kipsigis leader who died in a helicopter crash. Gachagua doubted fair probes under current leadership.
“As we call for investigations, I must say that [a top official] cannot be CS and the family of Ng’eno and the Kipsigis community and other Kenyans expect fair and transparent investigations,” he stated.
Gachagua urged the President to remove the official or keep him but allow independent probes.
“Alternatively, if the President must keep [him], who is responsible for creating violence in Kenya… we ask that we get the Scotland Yard or the FBI to come and carry out independent investigations into the air crash that caused the demise of Johanna Ng’eno,” he concluded.