Mudavadi lectures Gachagua over reckless Kenya terrorism links
Impeached Kenya Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been cautioned against making reckless utterances linking Kenyan leadership to terrorism connections.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who also serves as Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, has issued a strong warning to Gachagua, urging him to stop spreading malice and propaganda against Kenya for his own selfish gains.
Mudavadi was speaking yesterday when he met religious interfaith leaders from Malava Constituency, who paid him a courtesy visit to deliberate on matters of good governance and leadership ahead of the upcoming by-election slated for November 27, 2025.
He questioned why the former deputy president was hell-bent on tainting the image of Kenya, yet he had been sitting in the National Security Council where he never disclosed such allegations.
“Kenya has had a history with terrorism, from the 1998 United States embassy attack, the Garissa University attack, the Westgate (Dusit) attack, Boni Forest incidents, and Lamu attacks, where alleged Al-Shabaab terror operatives have planted improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that have killed our soldiers and residents. Hundreds of soldiers are still holed up in Somalia fighting these terror outfits,” he warned.
Mudavadi said it was wrong for a leader of Gachagua’s calibre to spread lies about his country simply to settle political scores with President Ruto after being ousted from office.
He warned that Gachagua’s mission to subject the country’s leadership to unnecessary foreign scrutiny would backfire on him as soon as the truth prevailed.
Kenya, he added, has incurred huge costs in financing the war against terrorism, with many lives and properties lost in the process, and there was no way it could even consider negotiating with terror gangs.
He observed that Gachagua was losing relevance and had resorted to bearing false witness to ruin his country for personal gain.
He called on religious leaders to be wary of such selfish individuals, noting that they had also given their aspirants the go-ahead to contest for the Malava MP seat.
“As religious leaders cutting across all faiths, we should preach peace to our congregants and educate them on the need to elect and support real, sober leaders who can work with the government of the day to bring development to the people of Malava—not those who, out of anger, seek to settle scores with certain individuals in government, as they will not serve the constituents effectively,” he said.
Mudavadi assured the religious leaders that the government would not impose any candidate on the Malava people but was advocating for the election of someone who would work with and support broad-based government initiatives.
“You, being religious leaders, are mandated by God to give the right direction, and you should condemn in the strongest terms possible the false warpath Gachagua has taken against the Government of Kenya, as it is meant to disrupt the peace and tranquillity that Kenyans have been enjoying so far,” he urged.
The delegation was led by Malava Interfaith Council Chairman Bishop Elly Taliti, Secretary Rev. Fr. Vincent Sanga, and SUPKEM Women Representative Asha Juma.
Mudavadi called on the Malava electorate to make a conscious decision and elect a leader who will be part of the government’s representation in the constituency.
