Outspoken lawyer Miguna Miguna has demanded that Rigathi Gachagua release the names of the alleged 101 members of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) hit squad that the former deputy president claimed operated under the government’s command.
While issuing what he termed as an urgent message to Gachagua on Wednesday, July 9, Miguna challenged Gachagua to make public the members’ identities, citing it would be crucial in filing a case before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
“To Rigathi Gachagua, Kenyans would like you to disclose the names of 101 killer squads whom tyrant William Ruto set up before your impeachment,” Miguna stated.
“We have an urgent application to make to the International Criminal Court (ICC),” he added.
On Wednesday, July 9, Gachagua claimed that a group of masked and armed men, moving in a fleet of Subaru vehicles, who were captured opening fire in several towns across the country during the Saba Saba protests, belonged to the NIS.
Addressing the press on Wednesday afternoon, Gachagua alleged that the officers whom he called a 'killer squad' operate under the leadership of the Director General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Noordin Haji, and consist of 101 well-trained officers.
According to him, the group of officers was dispatched during the recent Saba Saba protests to deal with dissenting voices. He noted that the special team moved around in unmarked Subarus, shooting aimlessly at protesting Kenyans.
He further disclosed that the elite unit was formed while he was the deputy president and that the officers were recruited from the Administration Police Unit for special training on abduction.
"This special squad in Subarus are disguising themselves as DCI officers, yet they are not. I would like to clarify that the NIS has procured Subarus to give the impression that the killer squad is from the DCI," Gachagua alleged.
“The truth of the matter is that this squad has nothing to do with the DCI. This squad of 101 people was forced while I was still in government. Officers were recruited from the Administration Police unit for special training,” he added.
Aside from revealing the members’ identities, Miguna called upon Gachagua to take urgent action to ensure President William Ruto exits office in 2025 and not in the 2027 General Election.
This is after Gachagua also denied claims of a plot to overthrow the current government, asserting that the opposition intends to make Ruto a one-term president only through the 2027 ballot and not via any other means.
Even so, he maintained that the opposition leaders intended to take Ruto to the ICC, adding that the group was in the process of collecting evidence to mount a solid case.
