Former DP Rigathi Gachagua in Laikipai, he advised police officers not to take unlawful orders from their boss. Photo: Rigathi Gachagua X.
In what he termed as an elderly and friendly advise, former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has warmed police officers against following and executing unlawful orders from their senior bosses.
Speaking in Laikipia County during the burial ceremony of former Laikipia Senator GG Kariuki’s wife Gladys Wairimu, Gachagua cautioned the officers as those ordering them will be vindicated and protected by superiors, while they leave their families in anguish and poverty, serving jail term.
Relating to the ongoing controversies following the death of X blogger Albert Ojwang’ at Central Police Station, where the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Eliud Lagat is the complainant, in a case with the deceased over social media post that he claimed would tarnish his name, Constable James Mukhwana and OCS Samson Talam, have been arrested, as the main suspects.
“I want to talk to our police officers across the country, you have seen what has happened, you obediently follow the orders from the boss, mnaenda mnapiga mtu mnamuua, then the boss is protected while you are taken to court. I want to tell our officers, don’t obey unlawful orders, or carry out illegal instructions,” Gachagua cautioned.
According to Gachagua, the senior officials implicated in the case are being protected by the Senate, National Assembly and President William Ruto, as the two remain locked behind bars. He further disclosed that he understands how Ruto can turn his shoulder, without an ounce of remorse.
“I was his deputy, that guy can turn against you in blink of an eye! Look at the OCS from his tribe, amerukwa!” Gachagua remarked.
He further advised the National Police Service (NPS) officers, to be guided by four Constitutional documents, which will protect them from being misused by the government and senior officials, he says if the two officers had an understanding of the documents and act, they would not have been inside the cells.
“I want to ask our police officers to follow four documents as they work, the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Penal Code Chapter Six (3)of the Laws of Kenya, the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) Cap 75, and the Evidence Act Cap 8. These should be your four guiding documents, Mkubwa akikuambia enda piga mtu, mwambie akuandikie karatasi, Mkubwa amewaruka,” he explained.
Similar sentiments were held by former police spokesperson Charles Owino, who cautioned junior police officers from protecting their bosses, as they could lead to their destruction in the future, while they remain office.
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