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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during an address at his official residence in Mombasa on June 25, 2024. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been sued over statements he made against the National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director General, Noordin Haji on failure to contain the recent anti-government protests.
A petition filed at the Milimani High Court on Friday by activist Fredrick Bikeri wants the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to commence investigations against Gachagua for issuing defamatory statements against Haji.
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