The one-and-a-half-year-old Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has emerged as one of UDA’s strongest political challengers, buoyed by four by-election victories over the past year in Kariobangi North, Narok Town and Kisa East wards, as well as the Ol Kalou parliamentary seat.
But as Gachagua now calls for unity within the opposition, his growing influence—and what some opposition leaders describe as arrogance and disrespect—has exposed simmering tensions even before the coalition settles on a flag bearer to take on President William Ruto in 2027. NTV traces the genesis of the power struggle within the opposition.
