{"id":1743,"date":"2025-08-22T07:52:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2025-08-22T07:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:52:05","slug":"raila-being-squizzed-like-gachagua-video-resurfaces-after-riggy-g-chaotic-return-sparks-parallels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/raila-being-squizzed-like-gachagua-video-resurfaces-after-riggy-g-chaotic-return-sparks-parallels\/","title":{"rendered":"Raila Being Squizzed Like Gachagua Video Resurfaces After Riggy-G Chaotic Return Sparks Parallels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"draggable h-header-height top-0 z-10 flex items-center justify-center border-transparent ps-0 md:hidden bg-token-bg-primary sticky [box-shadow:var(--sharp-edge-top-shadow)]\">\n<div class=\"no-draggable\">What stood out on Thursday was the way Gachagua was squeezed and shielded by his bodyguards as crowds surged around him \u2014 a scene that drew comparisons with a dramatic moment in 1995, when Raila Odinga cowered at Thika Stadium during chaotic Ford-Kenya leadership elections.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\">Then, riot police struggled to separate Raila\u2019s supporters from those of Wamalwa Kijana, an event that ultimately led Raila to form the National Development Party.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\">As images of Gachagua\u2019s return spread, footage of Raila\u2019s 1995 ordeal resurfaced online, with many Kenyans noting the striking parallels in the country\u2019s turbulent political history.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\">\n<div style=\"width: 492px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1743-1\" width=\"492\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQPL0cRFfw7icwX2Sd7Pgda1XsFXikEw7tx8ShQcUCuy2kHpy1jmUXuYYEPsh-mg5YjasrlQ7wUS3JX64UUbh-zrWhBF0zS0ehLFIRAzMw.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQPL0cRFfw7icwX2Sd7Pgda1XsFXikEw7tx8ShQcUCuy2kHpy1jmUXuYYEPsh-mg5YjasrlQ7wUS3JX64UUbh-zrWhBF0zS0ehLFIRAzMw.mp4\">https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQPL0cRFfw7icwX2Sd7Pgda1XsFXikEw7tx8ShQcUCuy2kHpy1jmUXuYYEPsh-mg5YjasrlQ7wUS3JX64UUbh-zrWhBF0zS0ehLFIRAzMw.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\">Violence erupted in Nairobi on Thursday as impeached former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua returned from a political tour of the United States, with police firing teargas to disperse crowds at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).<\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1745\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025-08-22-09-14-00-11_f598e1360c96b5a5aa16536c303cff92.jpg?resize=300%2C161&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025-08-22-09-14-00-11_f598e1360c96b5a5aa16536c303cff92.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025-08-22-09-14-00-11_f598e1360c96b5a5aa16536c303cff92.jpg?w=688&amp;ssl=1 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\">Hundreds of Gachagua\u2019s supporters thronged the airport chanting\u00a0\u201cWantam\u201d\u00a0\u2014 a slogan meaning \u201cone term\u201d coined to target President William Ruto \u2014 as the former deputy president left the arrivals gate under heavy security. His convoy sparked traffic gridlock along Nairobi\u2019s main highway, where rival groups clashed, hurling stones before police intervened.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\">Gachagua, once Ruto\u2019s closest ally during the 2022 elections, was impeached last year after a dramatic falling-out with the president. He has since become one of Ruto\u2019s fiercest critics and is positioning himself as a major opposition contender in the 2027 polls. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen had earlier warned that his return posed a \u201csecurity threat.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"no-draggable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What stood out on Thursday was the way Gachagua was squeezed and shielded by his bodyguards as crowds surged around him \u2014 a scene that drew comparisons with a dramatic moment in 1995, when Raila Odinga cowered at Thika Stadium during chaotic Ford-Kenya leadership elections. 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