Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua are holding a major event in Embu on Friday, May 24, 2025, as the battle for the heart and soul of Mount Kenya intensifies.
This marks the first time Gachagua’s loyalists are organising a key public function without him, signalling a shift in strategy aimed at consolidating support.
Under the new approach, Kindiki’s lieutenants will be hosting events in their constituencies, including those focused on development projects, and will invite their counterparts from Gachagua’s camp.
The move is seen as the latest in a series of manoeuvres by Gachagua’s team to limit his public appearances to major political rallies, as his focus expands beyond Mount Kenya to other regions of the country.
In Embu, Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, a key Gachagua ally, is hosting some of the former DP’s closest political associates as he seeks to consolidate support in the county.
Mukunji is launching a computer distribution program for secondary schools in Manyatta, ushering in a new era of digital learning.
“The computers will help transform traditional classrooms into modern digital hubs,” read one of the posters shared on his X page.
The programme aims to equip classrooms with computers as part of what he calls 21st-century learning.
The MP is also spearheading a bold initiative to improve practical science education in schools through his Masomo Bila Stress programme, which introduces mobile laboratories across the constituency.
The team is led by Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) deputy party leader Cleophas Malala, Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thangwa and Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina.
From Manyatta, the Gachagua-led group has outlined a programme that will take them to every constituency represented by MPs allied to the former DP across the Mount Kenya region.
Gachagua’s new strategy comes at a time when his successor, Kithure Kindiki, has intensified his empowerment programmes across the country.
During his events, Kindiki has been accompanied by MPs from the regions he visits—seen as a move to strengthen support for Kenya Kwanza allies.
Gachagua is expected to tour Western Kenya on Saturday, May 24, 2025, as competition for the region’s vote bloc heats up.
This will be his first visit to the Luhya Nation since launching the DCP on May 15, 2025, and naming former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala as the party’s deputy leader.
The tour comes at a critical time as Gachagua prepares to host nearly 5,000 delegates on June 3, 2025, for the official launch of the DCP at the Kasarani Gymnasium.
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