A merged photo of Nyandarua Senator Methu Muhia, Kiharu MP and People’s Party leader Ndindi Nyoro, and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna
Political activity is set to intensify across parts of Kenya on Sunday, August 30, as leaders associated with different opposition formations take their campaigns to new areas.
Nyandarua Senator Methu Muhia will lead the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) campaign in Laikipia County as the party continues its mobilisation ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Methu is scheduled to attend a church service at ACK Nyahururu at 9 am before proceeding to Kinamba town for a rally at 2.30 pm. He will later address a rally in Sipili town at 4 pm.
The tour comes as Methu takes a more prominent role in the DCP following the departure of party leader and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from Kenya.
Methu and Gachagua built their political alliance within the United Democratic Alliance during the 2022 campaign. Methu remained aligned with Gachagua after his impeachment in October 2024.
Gachagua later formed the DCP and appointed Methu secretary-general in May 2026. Methu also serves as the party’s spokesman.
He coordinated the DCP campaign during the July 2026 Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, which the party successfully won.
Gachagua left Kenya on the night of August 26 for a roughly 50-day tour of the United States with his wife. He said he needed distance from local allies to make independent decisions about 2027 without “undue influence”.
He instructed his team, including Methu and his deputy Cleophas Malala, to keep the fire burning. He also specifically said the team would be in Laikipia that weekend.
The Laikipia tour therefore marks Methu’s first major DCP outing as the party’s public face while Gachagua is abroad.
In Western Kenya, Kiharu MP and People’s Party leader Ndindi Nyoro will continue his People’s Tour with a visit to Busia County.
Nyoro is scheduled to attend a church service at ACK Esibembe Church, Lugulu Parish, in Butula Constituency at 10 am. He will later hold a public engagement in Nambale Town at 2 pm.
Announcing the visit, Nyoro said, “We’ll be at ACK Esibembe Church, Butula Constituency in Busia County tomorrow morning.”
Nyoro was among the prominent young leaders who promoted the Kenya Kwanza “hustler” message in the 2022 campaign. His political relationship with UDA later deteriorated, with Nyoro publicly criticising the party over issues including borrowing, education promises and economic performance.
In July 2026, he confirmed that he had left UDA. On August 17, he formally announced that he and his supporters had joined the People’s Party of Kenya, which he leads, and that the party had entered the opposition.
He said the move followed nearly a year of consultations with several political leaders and was aimed at putting Kenyans first.
Nyoro began the People’s Tour in Makuyu, Murang’a County, on August 19. The Busia visit takes the campaign beyond his traditional Mt Kenya base and into Western Kenya.
Meanwhile, the Linda Mwananchi movement will take its mobilisation campaign to Meru County on Sunday, days after its visit to Homa Bay County was disrupted by chaos.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna is expected to lead the Meru tour alongside other leaders.
On August 29, Sifuna joked about his attempt to learn the Meru version of his “Mnaniona Vizuri” catchphrase ahead of the rally.
“Kuna jamaa hapa anajaribu kunifundisha ‘mnaniona vizuri’ kwa Kimeru lakini najiumauma,” he said.
The movement’s Meru visit follows its Homa Bay tour on August 16, where it said its activities were disrupted. In a statement after the tour, Linda Mwananchi alleged that its leaders and supporters faced what it described as a coordinated campaign of violence and intimidation.
Sifuna’s Meru visit will extend the movement’s mobilisation campaign to another county as political parties and alliances position themselves ahead of 2027.
