Gachagua Claims Sagana Meeting Led to Wamatangi’s Business Demolition
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has made explosive claims linking a high-level political meeting at Sagana State Lodge to the overnight demolition of Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi’s business premises, deepening political tensions across the Mt Kenya region.
In a statement he shared on X on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Gachagua alleged that the destruction followed intense pressure that a group of Kiambu Members of Parliament, led by Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungwah, placed on President William Ruto over shifting political loyalties in the region.
According to Gachagua, the meeting took place on the evening of Monday, January 12, 2026, and centered on what he described as a rapidly changing and volatile political climate in Kiambu County and Mt Kenya at large.
“On Monday, January 12, 2026, in the evening at Sagana State Lodge, Members of Parliament from Kiambu County, led by the notorious one, famously known as his wife, confronted William Ruto over the slippery political situation in Kiambu County and the mountain generally,” he wrote.
MPs Allegedly Upset by Wamatangi’s Growing Influence
Gachagua claimed that the MPs expressed frustration over Governor Wamatangi’s rising popularity and the expanding influence of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), which he leads.
“They expressed great concern and frustration over the popularity of Governor Kimani Wamatangi and the impact of meetings to popularise DCP Party by the party Leader Rigathi Gachagua,” he alleged.
He further claimed that the lawmakers issued what he described as political ultimatums, warning President Ruto that they would withdraw their support if he failed to act.
“They made two demands as the irreducible minimums to continue supporting William Ruto and actually threatened to ditch him if he refused to heed their demands,” Gachagua wrote.
Gachagua Links Demolition to Sagana Talks
The former deputy president directly connected the Sagana meeting to what happened next in Kiambu, claiming that Wamatangi’s business premises and customers’ vehicles were destroyed overnight in what he described as a coordinated operation.
“Consequently, Governor Wamatangi’s Business Premises, including vehicles belonging to customers, were destroyed in the middle of the night in a brutal operation supervised by hundreds of police officers last night,” the statement reads.
He also claimed that authorities were preparing investigations targeting the governor, suggesting that the action formed part of a broader political crackdown.
Warning to Ruto and Mt Kenya Leaders
Gachagua used the statement to issue a strong political warning, saying intimidation and persecution would not shift the will of voters in the Mt Kenya region.
“The mountain has already decided to send you home and those traitors who came to see you to plan how to persecute their their Kinsmen,” he stated.
He concluded by urging calm and resilience among Kenyans while offering public solidarity to Governor Wamatangi.
“For Governor Wamatangi, my brother, take heart, remain focused and continue serving the people of Kiambu County,” he wrote.
