Julie Gichuru receives ‘death threats’ for plotting to ‘harm’ Raila
Celebrated media personality Julie Gichuru says she has received ‘death threats’ following claims circulating on social media that she intended to harm opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday.
Through her official Twitter handle, the former Citizen TV news anchor, refuted the claims, terming them as as ‘vile, vicious, dangerous and fake’ work of crazy bloggers.
Clearly stunned and disappointed by the development considering her tone of communication, Gichuru also urged both Interior CS Fred Matiang’i and the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to investigate the claims, adding that they had occasioned her to receive death threats.
She however failed to state from whom the ‘threats’ came or whether she had formally reported the matter to the police.
Have some crazy bloggers made VILE, VICIOUS, DANGEROUS & FAKE allegations about me & RAO?
This one @JBoinnet @FredMatiangi you must investigate.
I do not believe in harming others. Never have. Never will. Never would.
Now I am getting death threats over FAKE NEWS.
Pathetic!— Julie Gichuru (@JulieGichuru) November 18, 2017
The mother of five also took time to account for her time on Friday, including her journey back to home after a series of official and private functions out of the country.
Let me be clear for those so determined to believe foolish lies.
I travelled to Accra, Ghana on Sunday to guide sessions on the new media era in Africa for Bloomberg, then to Moscow to a global conference on Ending TB where I moderated.— Julie Gichuru (@JulieGichuru) November 18, 2017
I headed back to Kenya via Dubai with a four hour transit at the airport. I travel light, with only hand luggage by the way.
Dear FAKE bloggers, if ANY gas was found on me or ANY thrratening items, in this era of terror, I would not get through ANY airport.
Duh!— Julie Gichuru (@JulieGichuru) November 18, 2017
I will keep saying this, these FAKE NEWS ninjas are dangerous people. Very dangerous.
And no one is holding them to account.@mucheru @FredMatiangi @JBoinnet @wangusi you are leaving this country at the mercy of their vicious trade.
This cannot continue.
Something must be done.— Julie Gichuru (@JulieGichuru) November 18, 2017
Ms Gichuru’s sentiments came hours after reports in sections of the social media suggested she travelled back home on the same plane with the Nasa leader and was intent on causing unspecified harm.
Odinga arrived home at about 11am on Friday to a huge reception from thousands of his followers.
His reception was however marred by chaos after his supporters engaged the police in deadly day-long confrontation that left five people dead and a trail of destruction of property in Nairobi.