The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has dismissed former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s claims of planned election disruptions as “panic-driven” and lacking factual basis.
In a statement dated November 13, 2025, UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar Hassan responded to Gachagua’s letter to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, in which the former deputy president raised concerns over alleged threats ahead of the Mbeere North by-election scheduled for November 27, 2025.
Hassan described the allegations in Gachagua’s letter including claims involving supposed “close associates” of UDA Chairperson and Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire, as well as Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku as entirely imaginary.
“Foremost, the claims and allegations, as well as the names dropped in your letter, only exist in your pregnant imagination,” the statement read in part.
The UDA Secretary General also questioned Gachagua’s critique of institutional integrity, pointing to his own “familiar acts of felony” and his history of using offensive and polarising language against leaders who disagreed with him.
Hassan called the allegations of a plot to disrupt the Mbeere North by-election “sensational” and “absurd,” noting the irony that Gachagua claimed to be campaigning for a candidate from a different party.
He warned the former deputy president that it was time to stop diversion and address allegations of financial misconduct.
The party further accused Gachagua of defrauding a prospective Mbeere North parliamentary candidate by promising a DCP Party nomination certificate that was never valid.
UDA also cautioned him against involving Leo Wamuthende, the UDA candidate for the by-election, emphasizing that Wamuthende enjoys strong popular support and will be backed peacefully by voters despite any attempts at distraction.
“We caution you against attempting to drag Hon. Leo Wamuthede, the UDA Party candidate, into your melodramatic reactions,” the statement said.
Gachagua, in his November 12, 2025 statement to the police, had cited social media videos allegedly showing UDA-linked individuals threatening him, his supporters, and local voters during his planned campaign from November 16 to 24.
He called for heightened security to prevent “state-sponsored goons” from disrupting the polls, warning that without protection, his supporters would defend themselves.
He also referenced past incidents, including harassment upon his return from the US on August 21, 2025, and alleged assassination attempts in April 2025, claiming authorities had failed to act.
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