Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe has come out in support of Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia, accusing some government officials of undermining President William Ruto’s leadership by defying a court order directing Kaguchia’s release.
Speaking to TV47 outside Kamukunji Police Station, Kagombe said the failure to release Kaguchia despite a court directive was unacceptable and a repeat of the very conduct the current government had criticised in its predecessors.
“Why would you arrest someone and want to take them to court, but the court tells you to release the person and bring them to court tomorrow, and then you fail to do that? That thing must stop,” he said.
Kagombe argued that if Kaguchia’s remarks were deemed problematic under NCIC guidelines, the appropriate response was to summon him for a statement, not arrest him in the manner that was done.
“Honourable Kaguchia is a man who is known and has an address. You can even ask the Speaker of Parliament to avail him. This is someone who belongs to be summoned and told, we suspect that what you said was not very good, come and do a statement. That is how the law is done,” he said.
The Gatundu South MP also revealed that he had personally witnessed unsettling scenes at Royal Media Services the previous day, saying hooded men were stationed outside the studio as he and another individual were leaving.
“You do not know who is being targeted. When you are leaving the studio you find that there are hooded men outside,” he said.
Kagombe was clear that his appearance at the station was not about politics but about principle.
He disclosed that he and Kaguchia have been friends for 22 years, having gone to school together.
“The fact that we have political ideologies that differ does not stop him from being my friend. I don’t want to come to the police station and pretend that I am hiding behind the scenes because he has a certain political stand,” he said.
He emphasised that regardless of which side of the political divide an MP belongs to, their rights must be equally protected.
“Honourable Kaguchia has a right. Whatever side of parliament, whatever side of the political divide he belongs to, he has a right to be treated equally, like anyone,” Kagombe stated.
