Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a weekend political offensive aimed at locking President William Ruto out of Opposition ranks and rallying Mt. Kenya voters against leaders he accuses of betraying the region ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Speaking across two public appearances in Kiambu and Nyeri counties over the weekend, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader dismissed recent polling that portrayed him as the biggest source of division within the Opposition.
A survey released on November 12 by TIFA Research and Consulting found that 43 percent of Opposition supporters blamed Gachagua for internal disagreements among Opposition leaders. President Ruto and the ruling UDA administration came second at 15 percent, while Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna was cited by seven percent.
Addressing worshippers at AIC Bathi in Kimende, Kiambu County, on Sunday, Gachagua rejected the poll findings and insisted he is the main figure working to unite rival camps behind a single presidential candidate.
"That recent poll that said Gachagua is the divisive leader in Opposition is misleading. I am the one bringing the Opposition together," he said.
Gachagua told President Ruto to stop trying to woo Opposition figures, stating that key leaders he had met individually had committed to staying united and backing one candidate in 2027.
