Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang'ata has joined Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) just two months after saying he would quit the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

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Kang’ata officially joined DCP after months of courtship and dalliance with Gachagua since he declared he would not defend his seat on a UDA ticket.

“Welcome home, Governor Irungu Kang'ata, where you belong,” Gachagua said in a statement on Friday, July 24.

In May, Kang'ata announced he would not defend his gubernatorial seat on a UDA ticket in the 2027 elections due to strategic disagreements with the party.

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Earlier this month, he aligned himself with the Linda Mwananchi faction and has finally picked a party.

“Today at Wamunyoro Residence, I was pleased to receive my younger brother, Governor Irungu Kang'ata, Governor of Murang'a County, as a member of our party, DCP, the party of the moment and the future,” an elated Gachagua stated.

According to Gachagua, Kang’ata’s defection now means the party has a Governor, a Member of Parliament in Sammy Douglas Kamau and three Members of the County Assemblies.

After its win in the Ol Kalou by-election on July 16, DCP expressed confidence of scooping more seats nationwide, with Gachagua saying the party is determined to be the majority party in both Houses and the majority across County Assemblies.

Kang’ata has had ties to parties deemed supreme in the region since he was elected Kiharu MP in 2013 under The National Alliance (TNA).

In 2017, he hopped into Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party and won the Murang’a Senator seat.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke