Kenya’s opposition coalition announced a significant rebranding Sunday, dropping the “United Opposition” label in favor of a more assertive identity, the United Alternative Government. Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka unveiled the new name during a church service at ACK Gitugi in Murang’a County on February 1, 2026, signaling a strategic shift as the coalition prepares…
Kenya’s Supreme Court this week dismissed a series of applications by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua seeking to halt ongoing High Court proceedings challenging his historic impeachment, allowing the constitutional crisis that has gripped the nation for over three months to move forward in the judiciary. The ruling represents the latest chapter in an unprecedented…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on the government to urgently declare the ongoing drought in North Eastern Kenya a national disaster and mobilise resources to avert further loss of life as humanitarian conditions deteriorate across the region. In a post on X dated January 31, 2026, Gachagua described the situation as a failure…
Democratic Congress Party leader Rigathi Gachagua on Wednesday firmly dismissed reports suggesting opposition members were defecting to the government, characterizing recent political movements as strategic realignment rather than genuine defections. Speaking at the Democratic Party’s National Delegates Congress at Ufungamano House, Gachagua argued that those crossing to the government side had never truly been committed…
Kenya’s opposition leaders pledged Tuesday to maintain unity and support whoever emerges as their joint candidate to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027 general elections, signaling a strategic shift from the fragmented approach that characterized previous contests. Speaking at the Democratic Party’s National Delegates Congress at Ufungamano House in Nairobi, coalition leaders emphasized that…
In a candid admission amid Kenya’s shifting political terrain, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua publicly apologised to residents of Kieni Constituency on 16 January 2026 for what he called major political mistakes during the 2022 General Election campaigns. Addressing locals in the Nyeri County area, Gachagua confessed he had strongly backed an individual — widely…
Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua launched a fierce campaign in Nairobi on Thursday, urging residents to reject President William Ruto and Governor Johnson Sakaja in the 2027 general election. The former deputy president, now leading the Democracy for Citizens Party after his historic impeachment in October 2024, made an unannounced tour of the capital’s key…
Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has publicly contradicted Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka on the timing of naming a united opposition presidential candidate for the 2027 elections, underscoring strategic differences in the emerging coalition. Speaking in Githurai, Kiambu County, on 3 January, Gachagua urged opposition allies against haste, warning that an early announcement would invite…
Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has emerged as a central figure in Kenyan politics ahead of the 2027 presidential election, courted by both the ruling coalition and a strengthening opposition alliance. The 71-year-old veteran politician, a former vice president, commands a solid base in the Ukambani region and draws growing national attention as parties…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has publicly endorsed Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka as the Mt Kenya region’s preferred candidate to challenge President William Ruto in 2027, pledging to deliver millions of votes from his stronghold. Gachagua, impeached in October 2024 and now heading the small Democracy for Citizens Party, told supporters in Murang’a County this…
