Githunguri Member of Parliament (MP) Gathoni Wamuchomba says that she has been summoned by the Kiambu County Criminal Investigation Officer (CCIO).
This comes just hours before President Ruto’s planned tour of Githunguri, where he is expected to inspect the ongoing construction of the County Aggregation and Industrial Park (CAIPS) and visit the modern fresh produce market that is under construction.
Taking to her official social media accounts on Saturday, April 5, 2025, Wamuchomba, a great critic of the Head of State and an ally of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, linked the summons to Ruto’s tour of her constituency.
Wamuchomba on Ruto’s promises
According to her, she has been summoned because the people of Githunguri refused to be lured to what she has termed as fake promises and projects that never materialised.
She further stated that the number of arrests against the government critics would not change the fact that the Kenya Kwanza administration has not delivered on most of its promises to Kenyans.
“The CCIO Kiambu has, through a telephone call, summoned me because the great people of Githunguri refused to be lured to fake promises and projects that never materialised. Arrests you can do, but that will not change the facts! No more lies! You promised, deliver!” Wamuchomba wrote on X.
Wamuchoma has, over the recent past, been criticizing the Kenya Kwanza administration, hitting out at some of the government’s unpopular policies, such as the Social Health Authority (SHA).
Mukunji’s arrest
This comes just hours after Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, who is also an ally of Gachagua, claimed that he was arrested and subsequently released during the president’s visit to Embu County on Friday, April 4.
Mukunji, in an interview with one of the local dailies, claimed that he was among hundreds of residents who were waiting for Ruto to arrive in Embu town to address the crowd when unidentified men, believed to be security officers, arrived and arrested him. He said six officers pulled up and took him by surprise, but he was not given the reasons why he had been seized.
“The officers confronted and arrested me, and they pushed me into the car and sped off with me sandwiched. They took me round and set me free after the head of state left,” Mukunji told the local daily.