- Gakuya accused Ichung’wah of making false and malicious statements during an appearance on The Obinna Show Live aired on April 23, 2026.
- Ichung’wah allegedly claimed that Gakuya was involved in organising violence and criminal activities, including the invasion of Northlands Farm in 2024.
Embakasi North Member of Parliament James Mwangi Gakuya has threatened legal
action against National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah over what he
terms defamatory remarks linking him to criminal activities.
In a demand letter dated April 28, 2026, Gakuya accused Ichung’wah of making false and malicious
statements during an appearance on The Obinna Show on April
23, 2026.
According to the letter, Ichung’wah allegedly claimed that
Gakuya was involved in organising violence and criminal activities, including
the invasion of Northlands Farm in 2024.
The letter further cites Ichung’wah as alleging that Gakuya mobilised youth to destroy property.
“So, akaita wale wabunge. Two of them are from Embakasi. And I
have said nikidanganyana na nimewaambia, na nikasema, nikidanganyana wanipeleke
kortini. Mejja Donk na Gakuya. Tumekaa hapo, akaniambia sasa, iko kazi, nataka
hawa waheshimiwa wapange,” part of the quoted remarks read.
“Ooh nimeambia polisi wasikuwe na polisi karibu pale. Hawa
wataleta vijana waingie wakatekate miti, waende wachinje hizo mbuzi na wabomoe
hizo manyumba za mbuzi.”
Lawyers representing Gakuya termed the remarks “false, scandalous, defamatory, reckless, malicious, inimical and wholly devoid of any factual or evidentiary foundation.”
They said the remarks portrayed their
client as “a criminal actor and sponsor of organised violence,” and painted him
as “morally bankrupt, corrupt and unfit to hold public office.”
“The grave accusation that our client was involved in,
facilitated, financed and/or orchestrated acts of violence, theft and criminal
infiltration at Northlands Farm in the year 2024, and further that he mobilised
criminal elements to infiltrate public demonstrations is not only untruthful
but flies in the face of common sense,” the letter states.
They also accused Ichung’wah of issuing contradictory
statements in separate media appearances.
“To demonstrate the mischief, your conduct is aggravated by
your issuance of contradictory, inconsistent and mutually destructive
statements in separate media appearances, wherein you attributed responsibility
for the same events to different individuals,” the letter reads.
Gakuya is now demanding an unconditional public apology, a
full retraction of the remarks and immediate removal of the alleged defamatory
content from all platforms, including YouTube and social media.
The MP also wants Ichung’wah to cease making any further
statements about him.
The lawyers gave Ichung’wah two hours to comply with the
demands, failure to which they said they had instructions to institute legal
proceedings without further notice.
“Take notice that the above demands must be complied with in
full within two hours from the time of receipt hereof, time being of
the essence,” he stated.
“That in the event of your failure, refusal and/or neglect
to comply strictly with the foregoing demands within the stipulated period, we
have strict and peremptory instructions, without any further reference to you,
to institute legal proceedings against you at your sole risk as to the legal
and financial consequences thereof without any reference to you.”
