Embakasi North MP James Mwangi Gakuya is threatening to sue National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah for alleged defamation. In a formal demand letter dated April 28, 2026, Gakuya asserts that Ichung’wah made false and malicious accusations during an interview on The Obinna Show on April 23, 2026.
The letter details allegations that Ichung’wah accused Gakuya of orchestrating violence and criminal acts, specifically the 2024 invasion of Northlands Farm. According to the document, Ichung’wah suggested that Gakuya mobilized youth groups to destroy private property.
“So, akaita wale wabunge. Two of them are from Embakasi. And I have said nikidanganyana na nimewaambia, na nikasema, nikidanganyana wanipeleke kortini. Mejja Donk na Gakuya. Tumekaa hapo, akaniambia sasa, iko kazi, nataka hawa waheshimiwa wapange,” part of the quoted remarks read.
The quoted statements continue to allege a coordinated effort to keep security forces away from the scene to facilitate the destruction.
“Ooh nimeambia polisi wasikuwe na polisi karibu pale. Hawa wataleta vijana waingie wakatekate miti, waende wachinje hizo mbuzi na wabomoe hizo manyumba za mbuzi.”
Gakuya’s legal team has slammed the remarks as “false, scandalous, defamatory, reckless, malicious, inimical, and wholly devoid of any factual or evidentiary foundation.” They argue that the statements frame their client as a criminal and a sponsor of organized violence, while painting him as morally bankrupt and unfit for his role as a public servant.
“The grave accusation that our client was involved in, facilitated, financed, and/or orchestrated acts of violence, theft, and criminal infiltration at Northlands Farm in the year 2024, and further, that he mobilized criminal elements to infiltrate public demonstrations is not only untruthful but flies in the face of common sense,” the letter states.
The lawyers also accuse Ichung’wah of spreading mischief by offering conflicting accounts in different media interviews.
“To demonstrate the mischief, your conduct is aggravated by your issuance of contradictory, inconsistent, and mutually destructive statements in separate media appearances, wherein you attributed responsibility for the same events to different individuals,” the letter reads.
Gakuya is now demanding a full, unconditional public apology and a total retraction of the claims. He also insists on the immediate removal of the offending content from all digital platforms, including YouTube and social media, and wants Ichung’wah to stop making any future comments about him.
The legal team set a remarkably tight deadline, giving Ichung’wah only two hours to meet these demands before they file a lawsuit.
“Take notice that the above demands must be complied with in full within two hours from the time of receipt hereof, time being of the essence,” he stated.
The letter concludes with a stern warning that any failure to comply will trigger immediate legal action.
“That in the event of your failure, refusal and/or neglect to comply strictly with the foregoing demands within the stipulated period, we have strict and peremptory instructions, without any further reference to you, to institute legal proceedings against you at your sole risk as to the legal and financial consequences thereof without any reference to you.”
