The Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga has approved terrorism charges against two close allies of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over a coordinated attack on government offices in Kikuyu town during the June 25 Gen Z anniversary protests.

According to a charge sheet filed at the Kahawa Law Courts on Monday, Peter Kinyanjui Wanjiru, also known as Kawanjiru, and Serah Wanjiku Thiga face charges under Section 4(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act No. 30 of 2012.

The two are jointly accused of carrying out a terrorist act that led to serious destruction of public property.

“On the 25th day of June 2025 between 1200 hours and 2300 hours in Kikuyu area within Kiambu County, you and others before the court, committed a terrorist act which resulted in serious damage to Government Offices and Buildings…,” the charge sheet reads.

The government offices allegedly targeted include the Kikuyu Law Courts, Probation Offices, Sub-County Offices, Registrar of Persons’ offices, sub-county education and accountant’s offices, Registrar of Lands offices, Dagoretti Police Post, and the office of the Kikuyu Deputy County Commissioner.

The two were arrested on July 4 without a warrant and were expected to be charged formally at the Kahawa Law Courts on July 7.

They are being held in custody pending court proceedings, with the prosecution led by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions through the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and its Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) based in Nairobi.

According to court documents, one of the main witnesses listed in the case is M. Benard, with more witnesses yet to be disclosed. The ODPP has marked the file for remand, with no bond or bail granted so far.

The arrests have drawn criticism from the Judicial Service Commission, which last week condemned the re-arrest of Wanjiru at the Ruiru Law Courts immediately after he had been freed on bond.

The JSC accused anti-terror officers of acting outside the law, saying they fired weapons within court precincts despite there being no threat.

“Courts are sacred spaces of constitutional adjudication. They are to be respected, protected and preserved… The sanctity of the court must be preserved at all costs,” the commission said, describing the conduct as “excessive and unjustified.”

Meanwhile, Rigathi Gachagua has denied any involvement in the violence, accusing the Interior Ministry of creating a false narrative and failing in its duty to maintain law and order.

“It is playing around with Kenyans to imagine Rigathi Gachagua or anybody else can coordinate activities in 26 counties at the same time,” he told NTV.

He claimed the chaos was allowed to unfold under the watch of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, alleging that police ignored the looting and violence while cracking down on peaceful protesters.

“Many protesters were arrested… but not a single goon was shot or arrested. If these were my goons, they’d be dead or in custody,” he said.

Gachagua also questioned the National Intelligence Service’s failure to anticipate or prevent the chaos.

“If they didn’t know, they slept on the job. If they knew and did nothing, then they are guilty of failing to stop anarchy,” he said.

He dismissed the state’s explanation as dishonest, saying the protests were peaceful until dark, when criminal elements took over without any police intervention.

“The CS Interior must respect Kenyans. People are not stupid… The looting was done in darkness. Why were the goons not arrested or shot?” he asked.