'I am firmly in the 2027 presidential race!' Gachagua declares

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua now says he will contest the presidency in 2027 to unseat President William Ruto.

Speaking on the day his former boss marked three years in office, Gachagua accused President Ruto of using State House delegation meetings to breed corruption, saying his presidency will end corruption should he be elected into office.

The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) boss spoke as he led his party officials and leaders for a tour of the Mt. Kenya region, where he used roadside stops to announce that he will be vying for the presidency.

"We shall liberate Kenya, no matter what! It is a matter of time. The year 2027 is the time; I am firmly in the Presidential race for a better Kenya where every Kenyan will participate in governance of their country," he wrote in a statement on X later in the evening.

Gachagua and his allies told Mt Kenya residents that he is the best suited within the opposition outfit to fly the presidential flag.

“Sisi tumeamua kuwa kwa opposition yule anaweza kutoa Ruto ni Gachagua pekee yake,” DCP Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala said.

Gachagua took issue with delegations hosted in State House, saying it amounted to breeding corruption.

“Jana aliita watu wa Murang’a akawahonga Ksh.5000 ati ndiyo wampigie Kasongo kura... inawezekana kweli?” Gachagua posed.

He claimed the President is using taxpayers’ money to buy political support and assured him that the region was all gone and now under the united opposition.

“Jana ulidanganya watu wa Murang’a... ukasema ati Wakikuyu wanapenda pesa... sasa wacha tukuambie hapa Murang’a hakuna hata kura moja utapata,” said Gachagua.

Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu added: “Jana wale wote walikuwa State House ni wafuasi wa Gachagua na walikuwa wanasema one term.”

Gachagua claims President Ruto is using unnamed persons in the Mt Kenya region to register satellite parties to divide the mountain ahead of the 2027 General Election.

“Hata hapa Murang’a amewaambia vijana wengine watengeneze chama ati ndiyo watumike...tumejua hiyo...eti ndio waseme hawataki Kasongo kumbe ni wheelbarrow ya Kasongo,” noted Gachagua.

In Kirinyaga, Senator Kamau Murango criticised the hosting of delegations at State House, terming the meetings a cash cow to fleece taxpayers’ money.

“Kuna mkahawa mpya siku hizi inaitwa State House, watu wanaenda halafu wanapewa pesa nyingi... hiyo pesa inatoka wapi?” Murango posed.

Kirinyaga Woman Rep Njeri Maina on her part added, “Ni zile pesa zenu wanaiba... mkiitwa muende mpewe pesa zenu lakini ikifika kura mjue tunawaonyesha cha mtema kuni.”