Cheruiyot was unambiguous in his charge. He alleged that Gachagua has been hiring young people to destroy businesses belonging to residents in Central Kenya who have chosen not to align themselves with his political movement.
The destruction, he suggested, is not random. It is deliberate and targeted, designed to punish those who exercise their democratic right to support whoever they choose.
The Senate Majority Leader then reached for a historical comparison that carries enormous weight in Kenya's political memory.
He warned that the government will not stand by and allow Gachagua to drag the country back to the Mungiki era, the period of organised criminal violence that former President Mwai Kibaki fought hard and at considerable political cost to bring to an end.
Invoking that comparison was a deliberate escalation, framing Gachagua's alleged activities not merely as political misconduct but as something approaching organised terror.
Cheruiyot directed a specific call to action at the Inspector General of Police, demanding that security forces move decisively to protect every Kenyan regardless of their political affiliation.
The right to belong to any political movement, he said, is constitutional and must be defended.
His closing message to Gachagua was pointed and personal. The former Deputy President should not mistake public silence for ignorance about what is being planned and executed on the ground.
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