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Runyenjes MP Muchangi Karemba has officially left President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and joined Rigathi Gachagua's Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), deepening the fracture within the Mt Kenya political establishment.
Gachagua confirmed the move Friday, November 13, after receiving Karemba at his Wamunyoro residence.
He announced his planned visit to Runyenjes to popularise Karemba's new move.
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Karemba, who is serving his second term in the National Assembly, was re-elected in 2022 on a UDA ticket.
After crossing over, he declared Gachagua his new party leader and said the move represented a fresh political footing.
Karemba made his way to Wamunyoro alongside Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, who had earlier left UDA for DCP and is positioning himself for the Embu governorship in the 2027 election.
That ambition puts Mukunji on a direct collision course with incumbent Governor Cecily Mbarire, who also serves as UDA's national chairperson.
Karemba represents the parliamentary constituency covering Mbarire's home area, making his departure a particularly uncomfortable development for the ruling party's most senior official in Embu…
