The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has vowed to take decisive action against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua following “sensational” allegations he leveled against the agency and President William Ruto. In an official statement released on Sunday, April 5, 2026, the DCI explicitly challenged claims Gachagua made during an Easter service at the AIPCA Gakoe Church in Gatundu North, Kiambu County.
During his speech, the former Deputy President alleged that the DCI and the President orchestrated a Ksh500 million scandal involving the importation of substandard fuel valued at over Ksh4 billion.
“The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has taken note of certain remarks made today by Rigathi Gachagua during the Easter Sunday Service at AIPCA Gakoe Church in Gatundu North, Kiambu County,” the agency said.
Gachagua further suggested that the recent fallout within the petroleum sector, which led to the resignation of key officials, including former Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban, former Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Joe Sang, and former Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority Director General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, was not a genuine crackdown on corruption.
Instead, he described the situation as a “deal gone sour,” alleging that these officials are currently facing punishment because they attempted to go behind the government’s back’.
Gachagua further alleged that authorities recovered Ksh500 million from the homes of the implicated officials – funds he described as proceeds from the “fake fuel” deal – and subsequently surrendered the cash to the President.
The DCI issued a swift and forceful rebuttal, dismissing Gachagua’s claims as “false and malicious.” The agency asserted that his statements regarding recovered exhibits lack any factual or evidentiary basis and represent a deliberate attempt to damage public trust in national law enforcement.
“The allegations levelled against the DCI in the course of Rigathi Gachagua’s speech are false, unfounded, and malicious. The claims he made concerning recoveries and exhibits in regard to the ongoing probe lack any factual or evidentiary basis and are clearly intended to undermine public confidence in a key national law enforcement institution,” DCI reiterated in their statement.
While reaffirming its commitment to professional standards, the DCI revealed that it has launched a formal review of Gachagua’s remarks. Detectives are particularly focused on statements made in his native Gikuyu language to determine if they violate the National Cohesion and Integration Act. The agency warned that it will pursue legal action if the utterances are found to be inflammatory or constitute hate speech.
“Furthermore, the DCI is actively reviewing the full utterances made by Hon. Rigathi Gachagua, particularly those delivered in the Gikuyu language. We are assessing whether any of these statements may constitute offences under the National Cohesion and Integration Act,” the agency revealed.
The directorate concluded by stating that no individual’s status or political position will grant them immunity from the law.
“The DCI will not hesitate to take appropriate action where the law has been broken, irrespective of the status or position of any individual.”
