Gachagua Discloses “Secret Deal” Between Kenyan President and Hemedti

Kenya’s former Vice-President Rigathi Gachagua has sparked a major political controversy after levelling unprecedented accusations against President William Ruto, holding him directly responsible for contributing to the destruction of Sudan through suspicious deals involving an arms-for-gold exchange in favor of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.

In a widely circulated video recording of a mass rally he addressed in Meru County, Gachagua called on President Ruto to publicly disclose the nature of what he described as his “personal interests” in the Sudan file.

The former vice president exposed Nairobi’s involvement in international arms trafficking activities, explaining that Kenya’s classification as the “second-largest arms importer in Africa after Morocco” was not driven by domestic needs, but rather by its role as a major transit route for transferring military equipment to Darfur, where it was used in attacks against Sudanese civilians. He cited as evidence a recent incident involving the overturning of a truck loaded with weapons.

Gachagua accused the Ruto administration of facilitating the transfer of these weapons to the RSF militia, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), in exchange for receiving smuggled Sudanese gold. “While Ruto announces the end of the era of drug cartels, he continues to send weapons to Hemedti… You are now the one destroying Sudan,” Gachagua said.

He further asserted that this plot was behind Kenya’s sudden rise as an exporter of large quantities of gold, stating that Sudanese gold was imported and then re-exported as Kenyan gold.

The accusations also extended to Kenya’s Interior Ministry, as Gachagua accused the Interior Minister of issuing diplomatic passports to individuals he described as Sudanese “war criminals” to facilitate their international movements.

On the domestic front linked to the crisis, Gachagua also raised the issue of De La Rue, a company specializing in currency printing, calling on the president to clarify the allegations surrounding its ownership and provide assurances to the Kenyan public that the printing facility would not be used to inject illicit funds for electoral purposes.
He warned against a repeat of the 1992 election scenario, which he said resulted in severe inflation due to excessive money printing.

The former vice-president concluded his fiery speech by greeting and praising the residents of Ol Kalou in Nyandarua County, a move that observers viewed as an attempt to rally his popular base amid the heated political dispute that has brought the Sudan issue back to the forefront in Kenya, with serious regional and international implications.