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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua engage opinion leaders at his Wamunyoro home on June 18, 2026. [Courtesy]
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged Gen Z to abandon Thursday's planned protests, alleging the government deployed hired gangs to provoke violence.
The move marks a dramatic about-turn for Gachagua, who as recently as April publicly backed Gen Z's right to protest and pledged that the United Opposition would march alongside the youth during the anniversary.
Speaking from his Wamunyoro residence on Tuesday, June 23, Gachagua alleged that, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and government had coordinated and financed the deployment of goons in Nairobi, the broader Central region, Kajiado and Narok, to infiltrate protests and trigger a crackdown.
