MP Wamuchomba Slams Gachagua Over Alleged Intimidation Amid Political Fallout
Wamuchomba's fallout with Gachagua stems from mid-last year after the MP accused the DCP leader of reportedly attempting to monopolise the Mt Kenya region's political direction...
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Githunguri Member of Parliament, Gathoni Wamuchomba, has publicly 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, Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP).
- Wamuchomba alleges Gachagua uses allies like Nyandarua Senator John Methu and Kiambu Senator Karungo Wa Thang’wa to intimidate Mt Kenya politicians.
- The MP stated on Monday, January 5, that she will remain in UDA until at least 2027 and will not join the DCP.
- This ongoing political fallout intensified after Wamuchomba, once a supporter, became a critic of Gachagua, even failing to attend his party's launch in May last year.
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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.
