Kalonzo, Kuria condemn attack on Gachagua at Mwiki church
Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Senior Presidential Advisor Moses Kuria have condemned the attack on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that took place during a church service in Mwiki, Kasarani, on Sunday.
Musyoka condemned the incident as a government-backed assault, accusing the authorities of orchestrating the attack in an attempt to intimidate political rivals in places of worship.
He expressed his concern about the increasing politicization of religious spaces.
“We cannot allow places of worship to become sites of violence,” Musyoka stated.
“This is clearly state-sponsored and is completely unacceptable.”
Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo, who was with Musyoka, also condemned the government, urging it to exercise restraint and show respect for religious institutions.
The leader of the Wiper Party, Musyoka, also urged the clergy to take a more active role in promoting national unity, calling on religious leaders to pray for the nation amid what he described as the weakening of state institutions.
“We urge the Church to be a beacon of hope. Let us not allow our country to deteriorate,” he emphasized.
Musyoka also criticized President William Ruto’s recent tour of Central Kenya, accusing the government of exploiting unemployed youth by mobilizing them for political rallies instead of addressing their socio-economic challenges.
“They are using jobless youth to fill rallies. That’s not leadership—it’s manipulation,” he stated.
Moses Kuria, a key advisor to President Ruto, also denounced the violence directed at Gachagua, calling it “ungodly” and a reflection of “primitive political wars” that have no place in religious settings.
“This is completely ungodly. Leave your backward and primitive political wars out of places of worship,” Kuria was quoted saying by Citizen Digital.
He likened the incident to the 2021 violence in Kenol, Murang’a County, during a church service attended by then-deputy President William Ruto.
“Today was AIPCA Kenol reloaded,” Kuria remarked. “The lightning that will strike us is still loading. Pole sana, Rigathi Gachagua.”