Gachagua unveils DCP candidate for Emurua Dikirr seat, vows to defend Kipsigis community
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Rigathi Gachagua, leader of the Democratic Citizens Party (DCP), has unveiled Vincent Kibet Rotich as the party's candidate for the Emurua Dikirr parliamentary seat.
- Gachagua demanded a transparent report on the helicopter crash that killed the late MP, Johanna Ng’eno, before a by-election is called.
- The DCP candidate, Rotich, stated they "demand answers before anything else" regarding the crash and vowed to defend the **Kipsigis community against perceived sidelining by President William Ruto's administration.
- Gachagua criticized the UDA candidate, David Kipsang Keter, and announced a rally in Kikuyu Constituency despite alleged threats from its MP, Kimani Ichung’wah.
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