Kalonzo Musyoka was jeered in Nairobi on October 30 after saying Edwin Sifuna is "still just a party leader". Sifuna calmed his supporters, and Kalonzo later pledged to back him if he becomes the opposition flag bearer.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka struggled to finish his speech at Edwin Sifuna's party launch in Nairobi on October 30. Supporters chanted "Sifuna, Sifuna" and booed him after he questioned Sifuna's status as a presidential candidate, Pulse Live Kenya reported. At the event, Sifuna rebranded The Equitable Party as the Linda Mwananchi Party Movement and unveiled his team. Citizen Digital reported that Osotsi was named party chair. The Star reported that the party opened offices in Lavington, Nairobi. DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua and DAP-Kenya's Eugene Wamalwa also attended. Trouble started when Kalonzo said Wamalwa had "jumped the gun" by declaring Sifuna a presidential candidate. According to Pulse Live Kenya, he said Sifuna had to wait until November 13 for endorsement by party delegates. He added that "the man you see here is still just a party leader". The crowd began jeering. Kalonzo asked whether they wanted him to speak or stop. Sifuna stepped in to calm his supporters. He told them it was wrong to…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said on Wednesday he will set up political bases in Nakuru and Meru. He called Nakuru, with 1.3 million votes, a key battleground in the 2027 election, The Star reported.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua plans to open two new Wamunyoro annexes, in Nakuru and Meru counties. The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader said both counties matter to his 2027 plans because of their large voter populations. The Star and Nairobi Wire both reported the plan. Gachagua spoke on Wednesday at his Wamunyoro home in Nyeri County. He was hosting a delegation from Gilgil Constituency in Nakuru. He said Nakuru now has 1.3 million votes. That could reach 1.5 million when mass voter registration closes in January. By his count, it ranks third by votes, behind Nairobi and Kiambu. He said he would spend a lot of time in Nakuru to stay close to the votes. The Meru annex would extend his networks beyond his traditional Mt Kenya strongholds, according to The Star. "Politics is a game of numbers. You go to where numbers…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said he flew back from the US on October 20 without telling anyone, not even his guards. He skipped his convoy and took a Probox straight to Wamunyoro in Nyeri, The Star reported.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said he slipped back into Kenya quietly after nearly two months in the United States. He told a vernacular television station that he feared for his life. The Star and Nairobi Wire both reported the interview. Gachagua landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on October 20 at about 9pm. He did not spend the night at his Karen home in Nairobi. Instead, he got into a Probox and headed for Wamunyoro, Nyeri, arriving by midnight. "I returned silently. I made sure there were no photos," he said. The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader said he left his usual convoy behind on purpose. He claimed security agencies and his political rivals would have spotted it and tracked him. He said he told no one about his travel plans, not even his drivers and security guards. He feared the details would leak. The quiet arrival was a sharp contrast…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro is being called a hypocrite by President Ruto's allies and a government mole by Gachagua's DCP. Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi is the latest to attack him, while Gachagua says he will stay out of the feud.
Democratic Party leader Justin Muturi on Monday rejected Rigathi Gachagua's plan for a three-way opposition alliance. He said no community owns the presidency, after Fred Matiang'i made similar criticism on Sunday.
Jubilee presidential candidate Fred Matiang'i said on Sunday that Rigathi Gachagua's ambitions risk dividing the opposition before 2027. He told NTV that a split opposition is Ruto's only path to keeping power.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says his August-October US trip cost about KSh 150 million, all paid by Kenyans living there. He told a vernacular TV station on Sunday that he did not spend a single shilling.
DCP deputy leader Cleophas Malala says he would consider a reunion with President Ruto if he listens to Kenyans and stops "securitising" public revenue. He called Ruto a dictator in a Citizen TV interview on Sunday.
DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua is hosting rival opposition leaders as the United Opposition seeks a joint presidential candidate, The Star reports. Sifuna supporters heckled Kalonzo on Friday, and Malala's claim of a DCP endorsement for Sifuna added to the tension.
Supporters booed Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka in Nairobi on Friday after he said Edwin Sifuna was not yet a presidential candidate. Sifuna stepped in to calm the crowd, and Kalonzo later pledged to back him if he becomes the opposition flagbearer.
Uhuru and Gachagua are holding unity talks that the Daily Nation describes as cat-and-mouse. The paper published the account in its Weekly Review on Sunday.
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