
DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua is increasingly finding himself at the heart of a simmering storm that threatens to fracture the already fragile opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 elections.
Regarded as a unifying voice for the vote-rich Mt Kenya bloc, Gachagua’s growing list of political wars has cast him as a polarising figure, whose fights risk undermining the opposition’s bid to challenge President William Ruto.