CBRN event in Kenya on Thu 28th November 2024

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been tear-gassed while attending a service at Wairima ACK Church in Othaya, Nyeri County. Gachagua took to social media to describe the ordeal, alleging the government had sent a squad to attack them while inside Wairima ACK Church, Othaya. He added that those present, including local churchgoers, were under attack. “We are marooned in church, being attacked with live bullets and tear gas and torched my vehicles. We ask Kenyans to pray for us to come out alive,” Gachagua wrote. In a post on X, Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang'wa alleged that Gachagua is still being held hostage at Witima ACK Church in Othoya. "Some of us have managed to evacuate, including women and children. About seven plain-clothed police officers are conducting the operation," he wrote. Gachagua has on several occasions found himself at the centre of controversy after security agencies fired teargas at public gatherings where he was in attendance, including church services, funerals and political rallies. One of the earliest incidents occurred in Limuru, Kiambu County, during a funeral service on November 28, 2024.