A fresh storm has hit the United Opposition after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua unveiled a zoning plan that would bar affiliate parties from fielding candidates for governor, MP and MCA positions in Nairobi.
Mr Gachagua announced that only his Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) would present candidates for governor, senator and woman representative, while the 17 parliamentary and 85 MCA seats would be shared out between DCP and Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper party under a proposed zoning deal.
He said the arrangement was part of a strategy between DCP and Wiper to secure a majority of seats in the capital in the 2027 General Election.
However, the announcement triggered immediate revolt.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua poses for a photograph after unveiling his new political outfit, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), at the party headquarters in the Lavington, Nairobi, on May 15, 2025. Photo credit: Thomas Mukoya | Reuters
Wiper, Jubilee, Democratic Action Party–Kenya (DAP-K) and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) dismissed the proposal as reckless, exclusionary and politically destabilising.
Leaders accused Mr Gachagua of attempting to edge out coal
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