Police Release Update On Gachagua Limuru Attack: We Did Not Arrest Peter Mwathi
NPS revealed that the incident happened at the time Mwathi was addressing mourners at Bibirioni Boys High School, Limuru
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
The National Police Service (NPS) has denied that its officers arrested former Limuru Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Mwathi following chaos witnessed on Thursday, November 28 during a funeral attended by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Limuru, Kiambu County.
In a statement, Police spokesperson Resila Onyango revealed that following the chaos which occurred during the funeral of the late Erastus Nduati in Limuru, and the subsequent call by leaders seeking to establish the whereabouts of Mwathi at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters on Thursday night, the NPS updated the public on the status of its investigations.
NPS revealed that the incident happened at the time Mwathi was addressing mourners at Bibirioni Boys High School, Limuru, when unknown individuals started hurling objects and chairs, forcing mourners to scamper for safety.
Former Limuru Member of Parliament, Peter Mwathi. /CITIZEN DIGITAL
Consequently, property of unknown number and value was damaged, but so far, "we have received a report from only one complainant."
"Further, we wish to clarify that the National Police Service did not arrest Hon. Peter Mwathi, and he is not a person of interest to the Police," NPS clarified, adding DCI Limuru has commenced investigations into the matter to establish the cause of the chaos and bring the perpetrators to book.
"The Officers are currently on the ground recording statements from family members of the deceased. We call upon anybody with information that may aid in the arrest of the suspects who invaded the burial to report to the nearest police station, even as we reaffirm our commitment to serve and protect all Kenyans."
The police issued the clarification hours after a section of Gachagua's allies visited the DCI headquarters in Kiambu County seeking the release of the former MP and demanding a quick probe into the chaos.
Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa and his Nyandarua counterpart John Methu told the press that the chaos at the burial was a direct attempt on the life of the former DP, further claiming that Mwathi was abducted by police officers in the process.
According to Thang’wa, the violence was orchestrated by hundreds of goons ferried from neighbouring constituencies by agents of the State to harm Gachagua. He went ahead to state that, upon their arrival at the DCI, they were turned away without as much as being given a listening ear.
“We came here to demand swift investigations of what transpired today in Limuru Constituency where an attempt on the life of Gachagua was carried out by hired goons by the government. Because we truly believe it was a well-planned incident, and the reason why we’re saying that is because there were some 200-300 goons from different areas of this country, not necessarily from Limuru, that attacked Gachagua,” said Thang’wa.
“We also came here because we wanted to find the whereabouts of the former MP for Limuru Peter Mwathi because he was abducted by men in Subarus, and we know DCI does that. So we came here to find out where they took him. We have not been given any information, they actually never listened to us. The Director of Investigations told us he could not listen to us and walked away.”
Senator Methu, on the other hand, said he had spoken to Gachagua after the incident, noting that the former DP barely escaped the scene with his life. He went on to condemn the DCI for denying them an audience on the whereabouts of ex-MP Mwathi, adding that the action has rendered his family restless.
