Kiharu MP and People’s Party of Kenya leader Ndindi Nyoro/HANDOUTKiharu MP and People’s Party of Kenya leader Ndindi Nyoro has said he maintains a cordial relationship with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
He dismissed suggestions that his political activities have placed him at odds with the former deputy president.
Nyoro said he intends to visit Gachagua at his Wamunyoro home in Nyeri once he returns from the United States, describing the former deputy president as a friend and not a political enemy.
Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV’s Jeff Koinange, Nyoro said he had maintained fair relations with leaders across the opposition despite pursuing his own political agenda through the People’s Party of Kenya.
“I have fair relationships with all opposition leaders, including Rigathi Gachagua. I have a party to build, which I am doing. Any collaboration with anyone within the opposition is what we are doing. I believe we are not competitors. We are doing the same job,” Nyoro said.
The Kiharu MP said his absence from Gachagua’s recent political consultations at his Wamunyoro residence should not be interpreted as a sign of political hostility or disagreement.
“I may not have been seen there, but I am doing the same job through the People’s Party of Kenya,” he said.
Nyoro added that he would visit Gachagua for tea after the former deputy president returns from the US, signalling that political differences or separate party activities had not affected their personal relationship.
“When Gachagua comes back, I will go for tea. We are not enemies, we are friends,” Nyoro said.
He further noted that Gachagua had previously visited his home and suggested that their relationship remained open and cordial.
“I can invite him to my place. He has been there,” Nyoro said.
Nyoro’s remarks come against the backdrop of an increasingly fluid opposition landscape as political parties and leaders position themselves ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Gachagua’s Wamunyoro home in Nyeri recently became the centre of an extended political conclave where the former deputy president held consultative meetings with political leaders, grassroots representatives, professionals, elders, clergy and other opinion shapers.
The meetings turned Wamunyoro into a political command centre, with delegations visiting Gachagua for discussions on the country’s political direction and the opposition’s preparations for the next election.
The consultations also focused on the possibility of greater cooperation among opposition parties and the search for a political arrangement capable of challenging President William Ruto and his Kenya Kwanza administration in 2027.
Gachagua concluded the extended consultations in late August before travelling to the United States with his wife, Pastor Dorcas Gachagua.
