Senior Economic Advisor Moses Kuria has criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over alleged plans to lead protests should Chief Justice Martha Koome be dismissed from office.

On Monday evening, the former Public Service Cabinet Secretary accused Gachagua of attempting to run a selfish political agenda by allegedly allowing Mt Kenya residents to protest while other regions pursued development.

According to Kuria, he had no problem with anyone advancing their legitimate political goals but calling for demonstrations for Mt Kenya youths to get killed on the streets was unreasonable.

“I have no problem with anyone advancing their legitimate political goals. But telling young men from my region to come to the streets and get shot dead while other regions are pursuing an agenda is very selfish,” Moses Kuria commented on his X account.

Senior State House Advisor Moses Kuria during a recent meeting at Karen, Nairobi on January 13, 2025.

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While criticising Gachagua, Kuria called on the former DP to first protest alongside his children before rallying other Mount Kenya residents to the demonstrations.

Kuria’s sentiments came hours after the former DP pledged to lead mass protests if the chief justice is removed from office or arrested.

Speaking during an interview with Kikuyu radio stations on Sunday, February 9, Gachagua revealed that he will not allow CJ Koome to be hounded out of office the same way he was impeached.

The former DP emphasised that politicians from the Mt Kenya region will not keep quiet if the government begins to frustrate or mistreat leaders from the region.

According to the former second in command, there was a bigger scheme by President William Ruto’s administration to dismantle the Supreme Court ahead of the 2027 elections. 

"They want to chase Martha Koome the same way they chased me. We shall not keep quiet again if they remove Martha Koome, we shall go out to the streets and close the roads," Gachagua said.

"All those petitions you see in the Supreme Court are the makings of the government because they would like to put a Supreme Court bench that is amicable to what those in power want."

Gachagua disclosed that youths from the region approached him and expressed their disapproval after he told them not to protest during his impeachment from office.

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during a church service in Murang'a on February 8, 2025.

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Rigathi Gachagua