The leadership of Kenya’s United Opposition has formally notified the Inspector General of Police of an intended visit to his office to lodge complaints over what they describe as sustained attacks, harassment and intimidation targeting opposition leaders and their supporters across the country.
In a letter dated January 29, 2026, addressed to the Inspector General of the National Police Service, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) said the opposition leadership will visit Jogoo House on Friday, January 30, at 10 a.m to seek engagement on safety and security concerns.
“I write to formally notify you that the leadership of the united opposition will visit your office… for the purpose of officially raising serious complaints and engaging in discussions on the way forward regarding the safety and security of opposition leaders and their supporters,” the letter states.
The opposition claims the visit has been prompted by repeated incidents of violence and rights violations allegedly directed at its leaders and supporters, which it says have not been adequately addressed by police despite being reported at various stations.
“These incidents have been reported to various police stations and relevant commands; however, to date, no investigations, updates, or corrective actions have been communicated or undertaken by the National Police Service,” the letter adds.
The correspondence lists 24 incidents said to have occurred between November 2024 and January 2026, involving alleged attacks, disruption of meetings, and confrontations during church services, funerals, rallies and convoys associated with opposition activities.
Many of the incidents allegedly involved criminal gangs, with claims that some attacks occurred “under police supervision” or involved police officers.
Among the incidents cited are an alleged attack on November 28, 2024, during a funeral service in Limuru, Kiambu County, and another on December 28, 2024, in Shamata, Nyandarua County, where “an inspector of police flanked by organized criminal gangs threw teargas canisters at our cars and at our supporters.”
The opposition also alleges that its leaders and supporters were attacked in various towns including Nyeri, Naivasha, Meru, Kakamega, Bungoma, Narok and Murang’a, with the most recent incidents said to have occurred in January 2026.
On January 25, 2026, the letter claims that during a church service at ACK in Witima, Othaya, “goons and police torched H.E. Rigathi Gachagua’s vehicles, damaged several other vehicles and lobbed teargas harming women, children and the clergy within the church.”
The opposition said it is seeking direct engagement with the Inspector General in line with the constitutional mandate of the National Police Service.
“Given the constitutional mandate of the National Police Service to provide security impartially and protect all citizens regardless of political affiliation, the opposition leadership considers it necessary to seek direct engagement with your office,” the letter states.
The planned delegation will include several senior opposition figures, among them Rigathi Gachagua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Fred Matiang’i, Eugene Wamalwa, Martha Karua, Justin Muturi and Omingo Magara.
