COTU Secretary-General, Francis Atwoli, has cautioned police officers against sharing confidential government information with former Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, alleging that such disclosures could put their careers at risk.
Speaking yesterday at St. Francis Mawego Catholic church in Karachuonyo constituency, Atwoli claimed that Gachagua uses information obtained from police officers in ways that could expose the officers who provided it.
He urged officers to exercise caution when releasing intelligence reports, saying that political leaders routinely receive information from security agencies but have a responsibility to handle such information carefully.
“We as leaders get information from the police, but we take it where it is needed,” Atwoli said, accusing Gachagua of misusing police information.
He emphasized that publicly revealing the identity of officers or announcing information attributed to particular police officers could put their careers and safety at risk.
He further alleged that the former deputy president’s purported intention to support ODM Secretary-General, Edwin Sifuna’s presidential ambitions was not genuine and was merely a political strategy.
According to Atwoli, Gachagua was instead pursuing the presidency for himself and would not willingly support another politician to occupy the seat.
The COTU boss also criticized the Linda Mwananchi campaign, dismissing some of the young people associated with it as being used by unnamed political actors.
Atwoli especially took issue with Sifuna, accusing him of contradicting the political legacy of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
He claimed that Sifuna had previously been involved in drafting the agreement between ODM and UDA parties but was now making statements that differed from positions associated with Odinga.
According to Atwoli, Odinga had sought to maintain peace in the country and had reached an understanding with President William Ruto before his death.
He urged Kenyans not to listen to what he termed as false claims being made by the group and accused some of its members of misrepresenting the political legacy of the late Odinga.
“These are very young men and we are going to show them what made donkeys not to grow horns,” he quipped.
By Sitna Omar
