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'Return to KANU days': Malala alleges state harassment after driver assault

Former UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala with DAP K party leader Eugine Wamalwa in Nakuru a few hours after Malala was released from police cells in Eldama Ravine on April 10, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Party Leader, Cleophas Malala, has alleged that the state is targeting him following the alleged assault on his driver two weeks ago and the frequent trailing of the driver.

Speaking to The Standard, Malala said that the assault on his driver, Peter Nzuki, was a clear message from the security agencies that the state was after him due to his political affiliation with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

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