Uhuru Loses to Gachagua as MP Hassan Abdi Joins DCP

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 camp, dealing a major blow to Uhuru.

Blogger Bianca said the DCP outfit is really benefiting by accommodating decampers from Uhuru’s Party.

“Rigathi Gachagua is really harvesting from Jubilee. Yaani, Uhuru Kenyatta loses as Gachagua harvests. Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan Abdi will be dumping Jubilee for DCP today. The sponsor has failed to put his house in order,” Bianca wrote on X.

Several X users commented on the move.

@User Bianca stated, “Rigathi Gachagua is really harvesting from Jubilee, yaani Uhuru Kenyatta loses as Gachagua harvests. The sponsor has failed to put his house in order.”

Since 2011, Hassan has been a Member of Parliament for Kamukunji and has a career in media, international relations and service.

He was a producer and broadcaster at the BBC in London and subsequently a senior editor at Africa Events and the BBC World Service.

The MP worked as a journalist for the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation as well as for Voice of America before the United Nations.

At the UN, he served in communication and policy roles in countries including Kenya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Africa and Switzerland.

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MP Yussuf Educational Background

His educational background includes:

• Master’s degree in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
• A postgraduate qualification in Politics and Public Administration from Birkbeck College.
• Bachelor’s degree from Middlesex University.

He is also listed as a PhD candidate in International Relations.

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Hassan’s Parliamentary and Expertise

Hassan has served on parliamentary committees, including Defence and Foreign Relations, Delegated Legislation, Budget and Appropriations, Constitutional Implementation Oversight and the Committee on Appointments.

His areas of expertise include strategic communications, writing and editing, humanitarian affairs, policy and political analysis.

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Photo of DCP Party leader Rigathi Gachagua during a meeting with the Nyandarua delegation team at the Wamunyoro residence on July 29
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