MADRID 22 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations of Kenya (DCI) has summoned this Monday the dismissed vice president of the country, Rigathi Gachagua, to go to its headquarters to register a complaint after he claimed the day before that he had been the victim of two assassination attempts. during the last few months.
“These are serious allegations emanating from a person of your stature and cannot be taken lightly. In view of the seriousness of this matter, we kindly request your presence… to formally record your statement to allow for a rapid and exhaustive investigation of the matter,” reads a statement signed by the director of the office, JK Marete.
The investigator has stressed “the delicacy of these accusations” and has assured that they will treat “this matter with the seriousness it deserves.” “His statement is a crucial component of our investigation,” he added.
Gachagua stressed after leaving the Karen Hospital – where he was suffering from chest pain, which made it impossible for him to testify at his impeachment trial – that he was the victim of an assassination attempt at the end of October, when “undercover agents” entered his home. room to “bug” and “poison their food.”
“They were detected and I was able to escape the plan. I was supposed to die from food poisoning,” he said, before insisting that days later there was another poisoning attempt by the Kenyan Intelligence services. “I reported this matter to the National Intelligence Service and asked for the withdrawal of the officers assigned to my office because I did not feel safe,” he explained.
Gachagua was dismissed on October 17 by Parliament after failing to testify, although the measure was suspended a few hours later by the Supreme Court of Kenya, which is studying the appeal presented by the politician. If the measure is confirmed, he will become the first vice president to be removed in the history of the African country.
The former vice president has challenged the entire process that led to his dismissal, arguing that the charges against him are unfounded and that the evidence presented to Parliament is insufficient. In this way, he spoke of “unfounded and false accusations” against him.
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