What was initially treated as a chaotic security breach at Nairobi’s All Saints Cathedral has turned into a massive political scandal. Speaking exclusively to Citizen TV on Monday, June 15, 2026, a repentant operative recruited to disrupt the civil society budget forum dropped a series of bombshell claims, stating that the entire operation was financed directly by a prominent Member of Parliament (MP) and facilitated by compromised security officers.
According to the whistleblower, he and dozens of other youth were assembled on Thursday evening under the guise of an “assignment to protect government interests” following the presentation of the Sh4.84 trillion national budget by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi. Instead, they were weaponized as political goons to dismantle a peaceful, multi-stakeholder public participation dialogue.
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Timeline and Structure of the Coordinated Operation
Time (Friday, June 12) Action Executed Tactical Observation
09:39 AM Convoy of motorbikes arrives at Valley Road gate. Attackers attempt entry; initial police line repels them.
09:45 AM – 10:05 AM Retreat to Kenyatta Avenue. Gang targets civilians, robbing pedestrians to cause panic.
10:11 AM Second assault launched on foot. Attackers bypass gates, storming the second-floor conference.
10:15 AM Active violence and robberies inside pews. Participants cornered on stairwells; minimal security resistance.
“The Police Knew We Were Coming”: The Complicity Allegations
The most damaging element of the whistleblower’s confession is the allegation of institutional collusion. The goon claimed that the organizers assured them they would face no severe legal repercussions or physical resistance from the police units stationed around Valley Road.
This claim matches the perplexing sequence of events captured on the cathedral’s high-definition CCTV security footage. During the second wave of the attack at 10:11 AM, a large group of men approached the sanctuary completely on foot, seemingly aware of the exact layout of the meeting hall. While a solitary police officer was filmed trying to intervene on the second floor, he appeared completely overwhelmed, and gunshots fired outside came far too late to protect the civil society leaders, lawyers, and clergy trapped upstairs.
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Whistleblower Quote: “We were told the ground was cleared. The money came from an MP’s handler, and we were given specific instructions to ensure the budget analysis meeting did not finish. They didn’t want the public tracking where the money goes.”
“Resign or Arrest Them”: Archbishop Ole Sapit Defiant
The confession has added fuel to an already roaring fire. On Sunday, the Head of the Anglican Church of Kenya, Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit, issued a blistering ultimatum to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin.
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Sapit argued that since the motorcycle registration numbers and clear, unmasked faces of the attackers were fully archived on the church’s CCTV grid, there is absolutely no excuse for an administrative delay.
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“If they don’t bring the perpetrators and their political sponsors to book, the DCI and the Inspector General have no business sitting in those offices,” a furious Sapit stated. “They should do the honorable thing and resign.”
The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) have echoed these sentiments, warning that allowing political thuggery to desecrate houses of worship pushes Kenya dangerous steps closer to pre-election instability ahead of the 2027 polls.
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The Budget They Tried to Hide: What Was Being Discussed?
Civil society groups, including Transparency International Kenya, note that the violent raid was explicitly engineered to suppress public scrutiny of the 2026/2027 fiscal allocations.
The disrupted forum was designed to unpack major contentious elements of the new budget, including the perceived lack of standalone funding for mandatory public participation and high expenditures assigned to executive travel. One suspect apprehended at the scene by citizens reportedly named a specific government official as their ultimate handler before being handed over to police custody.
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Conclusion: A Litmus Test for the Rule of Law
The All Saints Cathedral attack is no longer just a case of localized thuggery—it is a direct challenge to Kenya’s constitutional framework. With a direct confession linking an MP to the financing of the cell and pointing fingers at the police apparatus, the National Police Service faces massive pressure to conduct a transparent investigation. Until the named political sponsors are brought to court, public trust in the state’s impartiality remains completely compromised.
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