Ex-DP courts diaspora as DCP eyes overseas

Former Deputy President and Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has intensified efforts to consolidate diaspora support, meeting leaders of the party’s Diaspora Chapter.

This comes as he unveiled plans to expand DCP’s presence beyond Kenya through the establishment of overseas satellite offices.

In a statement on Friday, Gachagua said he hosted officials from the DCP Diaspora Chapter in his Wamunyoro home during a Christmas engagement, where discussions focused on the growth of the party at both local and international level.

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He said the meeting also provided an opportunity to reflect on his recent engagements with Kenyans living and working abroad.

“I spent a great day with the DCP Diaspora Chapter as I hosted them for Christmas,” Gachagua said.

He also expressed gratitude for the opportunity to be hosted during his earlier U.S. trip, which he described as a successful outreach to the Kenyan diaspora.

“I thanked them for hosting me in the United States in July and August this year, during what was a fruitful engagement with Kenyans living and working there,” he said.

According to the ex-DP, the diaspora leaders briefed him on the expansion of DCP chapters across various countries, signalling growing interest in the party among Kenyans living abroad.

He said the discussions also covered plans for his visits to other continents in 2026, during which the party intends to open satellite offices aimed at strengthening diaspora mobilisation and political engagement.

“They briefed me on arrangements for my visit to other continents next year to open satellite offices and popularise the party to Kenyans living and working in the diaspora,” Gachagua said.

The meeting comes as Gachagua continues to position DCP as a growing political force, both locally and globally.

During the engagement, he highlighted what he termed as the party’s recent electoral successes, pointing to by-election wins in Kakamega, Narok and Nairobi City County as indicators of DCP’s rising profile.

Gachagua said the by-election results demonstrated the party’s effectiveness in marketing its agenda and resonating with voters on the ground.

He told the diaspora leaders that the gains locally mirrored the growing interest among Kenyans abroad who, he noted, were increasingly keen to participate in national political processes.

The push for diaspora engagement builds on Gachagua’s earlier outreach efforts in the United States, where he met Kenyans living and working there as part of a broader strategy to mobilise support and establish structured party networks outside the country.

In July 2025, Gachagua announced the official launch of the DCP North Pacific Chapter Satellite Office in Seattle, Washington, describing it as a significant milestone in the party’s expansion.

“We are now expanding our presence with our very first satellite office in Seattle,” Gachagua said at the time in a post on X.

The Seattle office marked DCP’s first formal satellite presence abroad and was presented as a model for future offices in other regions with significant Kenyan populations.

The party has since signalled intentions to replicate the structure in other parts of the world as part of its long-term strategy.