Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu has expressed deep frustration over what he termed as double standards by the National Assembly and state institutions following the intense focus on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s recent remarks.

Speaking during a morning show, the senator criticised the National Assembly for suspending all House business to discuss Gachagua’s statement, which was made during a recess.

Gachagua had warned that if the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) fails to conduct credible elections, Kenya could face a crisis worse than the 2007–2008 post-election violence.

Nyutu questioned why leaders like Farah Maalim, who, according to him, issued death threats to protesting Gen Zs, remain untouched by authorities.

He pointed out that Maalim’s controversial remarks have not attracted any form of punishment or summons, unlike Gachagua, who has faced arrest threats and summons from the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC).

“Just by Rigathi Gachagua saying that if there are no credible elections, there will be a problem – you summon him – while Farah Maalim said that he would kill 5,000 Gen Zs. NCIC is deaf to it,” Nyutu said

The senator also raised concerns over Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s past statements suggesting that President Ruto will be re-elected in 2027 regardless of the people’s will.

According to Nyutu, Sudi has not faced any reprimand or any summons like it has happened to Gachagua.

In his defence of the former Deputy President, Nyutu likened Gachagua’s comments to a teacher warning students about the consequences of not preparing for exams. He argued that Gachagua was simply cautioning the government on the importance of preparing for credible elections to avoid unrest and citizens turning up against the government in 2027.

“Any time our teachers talked to us told us that if we do not prepare or read for exams, we are going to fail. It is such a situation that we have here that Rigathi Gachagua is warning that if we do not prepare for credible elections, we will be in trouble with Kenyans,” Nyutu added.

National Assembly

This comes a day after the National Assembly suspended all the House business and statements that were supposed to take place between 4:00 pm and 4:30 pm and debated this motion that had been moved by Junet Mohammed.

Which received overwhelming support from the members who stood up in support of the motion, forcing the speaker to treat it as a matter of urgency, as MPs badly condemned these words from Gachagua.