Murang’a Governor Kang’ata joins Gachagua’s DCP after dumping Ruto’s UDA

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Kang’ata confirmed on Friday that he will defend his Murang’a gubernatorial seat on the DCP ticket, ending months of speculation over his political future after announcing in May that he would not seek re-election under UDA.

“[In] 2027 elections [I] will use DCP to defend my seat. But remain a link with Linda,” Kang’ata posted on X, in an apparent reference to maintaining ties with President William Ruto’s development agenda despite leaving the ruling party.

The Governor also recalled an article he authored on July 20, 2024, in which he predicted Gachagua would remain a major political force heading into the next election.

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“On 20th July 2024, I wrote an article predicting the then Deputy President Gachagua will be influential come 2027—the money or the box metaphor,” he wrote.

The announcement came as Gachagua publicly welcomed Kang’ata into DCP following a meeting at his Wamunyoro residence.

“Welcome home, Governor Irungu Kang’ata, where you belong,” Gachagua posted.

“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.”

Kang’ata’s defection comes at a pivotal moment for DCP, which is riding high after its landslide victory in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election— where Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru, defeated UDA’s Samuel Muchina Nyagah by more than 29,000 votes in a contest widely viewed as an early test of political influence in the vote-rich Mt Kenya region.

The party has also stepped up its public visibility, with six allied senators earlier this week appearing in Parliament wearing DCP’s signature neon green blazers in a coordinated show of unity following the Ol Kalou win.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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