NAIROBI, Kenya, September 14, 2026 \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that the opposition has consolidated its political influence in Nairobi ahead of the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gachagua, who leads the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), made the remarks as opposition leaders continue efforts to build a united front against President William Ruto and the Kenya Kwanza administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former Deputy President suggested that parties associated with the opposition would face little competition in Nairobi, a key political battleground that has historically played an important role in national elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His comments come amid ongoing discussions over the sharing of political positions and the possibility of fielding joint candidates in the 2027 polls. Nairobi\u2019s large and diverse electorate makes it a crucial target for parties seeking to strengthen their national support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gachagua has repeatedly called for the opposition to settle on a single presidential candidate to challenge Ruto. In June, he announced a consultation process aimed at bringing together different political factions and said he would support the candidate selected if he was not chosen as the flag bearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has also dismissed speculation that he could reconcile with Ruto, maintaining that he intends to work with opposition leaders to offer Kenyans an alternative government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former Deputy President has criticised the current administration over taxation, the cost of living and public service delivery. He has previously pledged that an opposition-led government would scrap the housing levy, review what he describes as unnecessary taxes and restore professionalism in the police service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 14, 2026 \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that the opposition has consolidated its political influence in Nairobi ahead of the 2027 General Election. Gachagua, who leads the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), made the remarks as opposition leaders continue efforts to build a united front against President William Ruto and the Kenya Kwanza administration. The former Deputy President suggested that parties associated with the opposition would face little competition in Nairobi, a key political battleground that has historically played an important role in national elections. His comments come amid ongoing discussions over the sharing of political positions and the possibility of fielding joint candidates in the 2027 polls. Nairobi\u2019s large and diverse electorate makes it a crucial target for parties seeking to strengthen their national support. Gachagua Pushes for Opposition Unity Gachagua has repeatedly called for the opposition to settle on a single presidential candidate to challenge Ruto. In June, he announced a consultation process aimed at bringing together different political factions and said he would support the candidate selected if he was not chosen as the flag bearer. He has also dismissed speculation that he could reconcile with Ruto, maintaining that he …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4176,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4174\/revisions\/4176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}