Gachagua accuses Ruto of plotting to silence him after Othaya church attack

Church outrage over police attack Anglican parish with tear gas grenades

An attack on members of the congregation of St Peter’s Witima Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) in Nyeri County last Sunday by plain clothes policemen who fired tear gas grenades into the church during worship, has outraged church leaders in the East African nation, who describe it as a direct assault on freedom of worship by the government. At the Sunday 25 January 2026 service of Holy Communion at St Peter’s ACK Witima in Othaya, Nyeri County, ch…

Primate Blames Kenya’s Security Forces for Church Attack

A politically charged tear gas attack on morning services at St. Peter’s Church, Witima on January 25 is drawing criticism from across Kenyan society, including from the church’s primate, who blames it squarely on the nation’s political leaders. Speaking after unveiling a mental health and wellness handbook for faith leaders in the coastal city of Mombasa, Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit noted that the tear gas lobbed against worshippers, including…

Gachagua accuses Ruto of plotting to silence him after Othaya church attack

DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua has once again accused President William Ruto of plotting to silence him, following chaotic scenes that erupted during a church service in Nyeri last Sunday. The accusations come as other opposition leaders announce plans to pursue legal action against those responsible for the violence at ACK Witima Church in Othaya, which […]