The Family At The Funeral Where Gachagua Was Attacked Says They Have Never Met Any Politician

• The family of Erastus Nduati Muigai, whose funeral was marred by chaos, has denied any connection with the political leaders who attended the event
• Erasto's father, Muigai King'ori, clarified that no politicians had ever visited his home before his son's death, denying allegations of involvement in the attack on Rigathi Gachagua
• Amid the chaos of the funeral, the family suffered financial losses, including the destruction of the chairs they had rented for the event.
• Limuru Member of Parliament John Kiragu Chege came forward to help the family by replacing the broken chairs, reducing their financial burden

Kiambu – The family of Erastus Nduati Muigai, who was being buried when thugs attacked the former vice president Rigathi Gachaguathey have finally spoken.

Muigai's funeral attracted many leaders among them, Gachagua, who was seen calmly reading the letter until hell broke loose.

According to the video footage, chaos broke out in Limuru when former MP Peter Mwathi was addressing the mourners.

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Rioters pulled down the tent of celebrities and started throwing chairs and throwing stones at the cars of the former vice president and other members of parliament.

The family of the deceased had to quickly remove the body from the scene as the violence escalated and the mourners fled the scene.

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During a press conference, the deceased's father, Muigai King'ori, revealed that before his son's death, no leader visited his home.

King'ori explained that the locals will testify that he has never been seen collaborating with any politician before the funeral.

He denied allegations that he was part of an elaborate plan that saw the rival second-in-command attacked.

“No one can stand in Limuru and claim that they saw me cooperating with any politician. So they did not involve me, and even before my son faced that problem, no honorable member of parliament ever set foot in my house. Therefore, I do not cooperate with any honorable leaders, nor did we conspire together,” he said.

What a loss Erasto's family suffered

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The grief-stricken family said that their biggest loss of their son during the funeral was the broken seats.

While they were employed, the family explained that they were faced with the heavy burden of buying new chairs until the local MP John Kiragu Chege stepped in.

“When it came time for the funeral, the only challenge we have is chairs, the honorable member has come forward to help, he stood with me and offered chairs, I personally handed them over to the chairperson,” he added.

The old man curses the people who planned the chaos

In another case, an old man from Limuru got angry after chaos broke out at Nduati's funeral and cursed everyone who organized it.

After calm returned to the funeral, an elderly resident appeared, lamenting how they formed a committee and painstakingly planned the funeral of their loved one only to be dishonored.

He announced his wish that those who planned the attack on the mourners would one day suffer the same pain.

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