Fresh Cracks Loom in Opposition as DCP MP Confronts Matiang’i, Jubilee
He warned that pursuing a separate political path could further fracture the already fragile unity within the United Opposition coalition...
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Embakasi North MP James Gakuya has publicly urged former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and the Jubilee Party to align with other opposition groups, warning against fracturing the already fragile United Opposition ahead of the 2027 elections.
- Gakuya's remarks were made on Sunday, December 7, at a rally in Mwiki, Nairobi County, also attended by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka.
- The deepening tensions stem from accusations between Jubilee and the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), each claiming the other is secretly cooperating with the government.
- Matiang'i's absence from key opposition events reinforces perceptions that he is charting his own political course, fueling speculation about his 2027 presidential ambitions.
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