It’s hard to work with Gachagua, Ex-bodyguard
Levi Wanderi, an ex-bodyguard to Gachagua, has revealed that it was easier working with Martha Karua than with his immediate former boss
Levi Wanderi, an ex-bodyguard to the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has revealed that it was easier working with PLP party leader Martha Karua than with his immediate former boss.
Speaking on a local podcast in an interview aired on Sunday, December 21, 2025, Wanderi, who also served as a personal security guard for Karua, said that working with her was much more manageable compared to serving Gachagua.
Levi Wanderi, who served as a bodyguard to the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, kept a close watch on his former boss. PHOTO//Screengrab by People Daily Digital from the Iko Nini Podcast
He explained that Karua often enquired about the well-being of her bodyguards, asking how their day was going or whether they were facing any personal challenges. She was very flexible, humble, and attentive, ensuring that those serving her were always at their best.
According to Wanderi, this approach starkly contrasts with the demeanour of Gachagua and some of the other leaders he has served.
“Martha Karua was easier to work with. She listens to the people on the ground and is very flexible and humble. She would always ask how you are faring, how your day was, or if you were facing any challenges, making sure that while dealing with her, you are at your best. Others don’t care,” Wanderi stated.
During the same sit-down, Wanderi also stated that it was difficult for the ex-second-in-command to take advice, especially from his security personnel.
According to him, during the four months he worked for the former DP, Gachagua was, according to him, a hard person to advise and always wanted things to go his way.
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“It was hard advising Gachagua; he would always want things to go his way,” Wanderi says.
He went on to state that it was difficult dealing with such a person because, according to him, as a bodyguard, if the boss does not take advice and insists on things going his way, in case of any lapse in security or if anything happens to him, all the blame goes to the personal protector.
He further stated that a bodyguard’s advice should be keenly taken by their bosses and that if a bodyguard has any worries, he should feel free to explain them. Once bosses downplay their protectors’ advice, it becomes difficult for them to work together.
He also added that in such situations, the boss’s word should not always be final, noting that security lapses involving VIPs in most instances happen when dealing with hard bosses.
Wanderi went on to state that the former second in command was also surrounded by people who did not understand the industry, with a lot of mistrust and tribalism setting in.
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