# Another Shocker For Ruto As All Nyeri County MCAs Ditch UDA And Join Gachagua’s DCP

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- Published: 2026-11-13T15:07:02+00:00
- Author: Ibrahim Mohammed

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Former Deputy President and Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi
Gachagua has hosted the entire Nyeri County Assembly at his Wamunyoro residence 
in Nyeri County.

Hon Gachagua formally welcomed the lawmakers into his political outfit after they
defected from the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

Led by Nyeri County Assembly Speaker James Gichuhi, the mass defection represents
a major political realignment in Gachagua’s home county ahead of the 2027 General
Election.

Addressing the delegation during the meeting, Gachagua described the move as the
beginning of an aggressive political push to wind up UDA’s influence in Nyeri and
establish DCP as the dominant party of choice across the region.

Gachagua outlined an ambitious electoral target for the party, stating that DCP 
is committed to sweeping every elective seat in Nyeri County during the next polls,
ranging from the gubernatorial seat down to all 30 Member of County Assembly (MCA)
wards.

The strategy signals his intention to consolidate grassroots structures and lock
down local political representation under the DCP banner.

To reassure aspirants and incoming members, the DCP leader pledged that the party’s
nomination process will be strictly free and fair.

He urged the newly defected ward representatives and prospective candidates to immediately
embark on grassroots mobilization, expand party membership, and prepare thoroughly
for the DCP primaries scheduled for March next year.

Concluding his address with the party’s signature rally slogans emphasizing a green
future and economic prosperity, Gachagua framed the defections as proof that DCP
has become the political movement of the moment in the Mount Kenya region.

The development further intensifies the battle for political supremacy in central
Kenya as rival camps step up recruitment drives and organizational preparations 
ahead of the 2027 contest.

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