The debate over whether the Deputy President is descended from Maumau fighters resurfaced during Azimio’s press conference on Monday, June 4.
During the press conference, Azimio Leader Raila Odinga questioned whether Gachagua’s family participated in the fight for Kenya’s independence.
Furthermore, the former Prime Minister stated that Gachagua’s family may have been collaborators during colonial rule.
“You have been bragging that you are a son of Mau Mau together with Kikuyu Member of Parliament Kimani Ichungw’ah.
“I want to challenge you today Gachagua to declare your relationship with Gachagua Wang’ombe who was assassinated in 1953,” Raila challenged the DP.
According to the opposition leader, Wang’ombe was assassinated by Mau Mau fighters for collaborating with colonialists.
The Azimio leader went on to say that Wang’ombe was almost certainly related to the DP because they share a surname and are both from the Mathira constituency.
In a second demand to Gachagua, Raila asked the DP to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was the son of a Mau Mau fighter.
“If your father was a Mau Mau, tell us what his service number in the movement was,” he insisted.
In the same breath, Raila challenged Ichung’wah to present the service number of his parents if it was true that they were involved in the struggle for independence.
