DP Rigathi Gachagua has expressed reservation over the move by the DCI to propose charges against MPs allied to him and his aides.
In a statement hours after it emerged that the DCI had written to the DPP suggesting the two MPs, his two advisors and three other members of his staff be charged, Gachagua termed the plot political.
"The use of the criminal justice system to manage politics is an outdated political strategy that was used in the past," he said.
"I am embarrassed that we are back to where we were. Harassment of my Office staff and Members of Parliament perceived to be close to me, has been going on for the last two months," he said.
The second in command claimed that the proposal by DCI seeks to soil his name and that of his office in an attempt to link him to the June protest,
This, he said, seeks to create grounds to eject him from office by way of impeachment.
"This evil scheme is to associate them with violent demonstrations that took place in late June, in a futile attempt to soil my name and hopefully create grounds for the mooted impeachment proceedings against me," Gachagua said.
"They know what factors made the People of Kenya take to the streets. Kenyans also know what the real problems in Kenya are. They surely know Rigathi Gachagua is not among them."
Gachagua regretted the development stating it is a departure from what he and President William Ruto promised Kenyans after taking office in 2022,
"Let our agencies remain professional, follow the rule of law and keep off politics."
