Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has convened a three-day retreat for legislators allied to the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) at the Coast, using the meeting to sharpen the party’s political strategy ahead of the 2027 General Election.
“I am honoured to host like-minded legislators for a three-day retreat at the Coast,” Gachagua said. “We shall have time to review the year that was and plan ahead for the year and the 10th of August 2027, when Kenya will be liberated from the bad leadership we are in.”
The meeting coincided with President William Ruto’s visit to Nyeri County, Gachagua’s political home ground and a key power base in the Mount Kenya region. While Gachagua and his allies met at the Coast, the President was in Nyeri hosting local leaders, a move widely seen as an effort to consolidate influence in a region that has become increasingly contested since Gachagua’s fallout with the ruling coalition.
Gachagua said the retreat would focus on internal organisation, policy positioning and political mobilisation as the party prepares for what he described as a defining election. He emphasised the need for early planning, warning that disorganisation could weaken the opposition’s chan
