Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has warned President William Ruto against initiating an ouster against Chief Justice Martha Koome.
Speaking during a church service at AIPCA Antubetwe Kiongo Church in Igembe North, Meru County on Sunday, February 23, 2025, Gachagua warned that Ruto should not set foot in Meru if Koome is ousted before her term ends.
“These Meru people have been taken for granted for too long. It must come to an end. Rais amepanga kufukuza Chief Justice Martha Koome. Ameanza na Rigathi Gachagua, amemfukuza. Akarudi akafukuza Mithika Linturi. Sasa amepanga njama ya kumfukuza Martha Koome. Amepanga pale kortini, anahonga watu kufukuza Koome,” Gachagua said.
“Anataka akifukuza hawa watu amalize biashara zote za watu wa Mlima Kenya. Lakini mimi nakwambia rais, ukifukuza Martha Koome, usikanyage hapa Meru. Ulifukuza Rigathi Gachagua watu wa Mlima wakanyamaza, ukafikiria ni waoga. Tunakwambia rais; wewe panga njama ufukuze Martha Koome na wewe ukae Nairobi usikanyage hapa Meru tena!”
Demonstrations
Gachagua says he will lead demonstrations against the government in Meru in case the chief justice is removed from office prematurely.
“Huyu mama akifukuzwa, nipige firimbi mtoke kwa barabara. Mtatoka hamtatoka? We are not going to sit again as William Ruto destroys the leadership of the Mt Kenya region. It is too much. Pahali huyu rais ametufikisha sasa, it is too much.
Gachagua has also called upon the Meru residents to reject leaders and politicians who have sided with President William Ruto in the 2027 General Elections.
“This community called the Mt Kenya region will deal with traitors for the next 50 years. Hakuna mtu atasaliti hii jamii miaka hamsini. We are going to send a very strong signal kwa wale wote wamesaliti jamii ya Mlima Kenya. Pamoja na William Ruto tutawafukuza nyinyi wote muende nyumbani,” he added.
