Political Conflicts Emerge Within UDA and Over Gachagua's New Party - January 2026

Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has accused former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of intimidation and coercion. Wamuchomba claims Gachagua is pressuring her to leave the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and join his new party, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP). Similarly, Murang'a Senator Joe Nyutu, a close ally of Gachagua, has dismissed calls for him to resign from the UDA party despite his association with the DCP. Nyutu stated he will only leave UDA "at his own will" and challenged President William Ruto's moral authority to demand his resignation. In a separate incident, Mbeere North MP Leo Wamuthende condemned a violent attack on Lamu Woman Representative Muthoni Marubu during a burial ceremony, calling for peaceful politics.