Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan Abdi has joined the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), leaving the ruling Jubilee Party. This comes as former President Uhuru Kenyatta continues to battle former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for support in the Mt. Kenya region. Hassan’s decision also comes after days of rumours that he was planning to join Gachagua’s
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has welcomed nine Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) from Kajiado County to the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), saying the move signals growing support for the party ahead of the 2027 General Election. Gachagua announced the move on Monday, August 10, saying the MCAs had moved to DCP from
Gachagua faces a blow as leaders from the Democratic Party, PNU, Umoja na Maendeleo Party and BUS Party reject calls from him urging them to dissolve their parties and join DCP. In a joint statement issued on August 4 2026, the leaders of these parties say that they cannot dissolve their own parties and join