{"id":105335,"date":"2024-12-15T14:03:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T14:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/gachagua-promises-regional-party-next-year-to-wrestle-uda\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T14:03:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T14:03:07","slug":"gachagua-promises-regional-party-next-year-to-wrestle-uda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-promises-regional-party-next-year-to-wrestle-uda\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua promises regional party next year to wrestle UDA"},"content":{"rendered":"

NYERI, Kenya, Dec 15 \u2014 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced that the Mt. Kenya region will reclaim its political supremacy in national politics next year through the formation of a new political party.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking at Kinunga Baptist Church in Mukurweini on Sunday, Gachagua claimed President William Ruto\u2019s administration had humiliated the community. He regretted joining the UDA instead of an established regional party.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe admit as a region that we erred by joining a government without a proper structure, such as a political party. Come next year, we will create a vehicle. Let me clarify that the Mt. Kenya community does not follow individuals but ideals, and that is why this will happen,\u201d said Gachagua.<\/p>\n

Gachagua, accompanied by several MPs, former MPs, and members of county assemblies, emphasized that his community abhors betrayal and will maintain focus on charting its political future.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitical analysts should stop speculating about Mt. Kenya\u2019s future. The community hates betrayal\u2014they experienced it, moved on, and will not [be] swayed back to the Kenya Kwanza administration,\u201d said Gachagua.<\/p>\n

The former Deputy President also alleged a plot to incite chaos and infighting in the region by hiring youths to cause disruptions and provoke confrontations with loyal supporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know there [is] a ploy to instigate fighting among Kikuyu youths by hiring some to cause chaos so they can [be] confronted and harmed by those loyal to me. We cannot allow this. They started by dividing leaders, and we will not tolerate this,\u201d Gachagua claimed.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bought\u2019 MPs<\/h2>\n

He lamented the region\u2019s current political challenges, which he attributed to MPs \u201cbought by the regime\u201d and are only concerned with their own interests.<\/p>\n

Gachagua also called on President William Ruto to address the sale of illicit brews, which he claimed has caused numerous deaths.<\/p>\n

Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga, on his part, opposed the appointment of certain leaders to Cabinet positions in exchange for Gachagua\u2019s perceived political marginalization.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people of this county are not as naive as some might think. We cannot trade Gachagua\u2019s position for a Cabinet post. If those mentioned take the seats, they should [be] prepared to remain in the city because we will not accept them,\u201d said Kahiga.<\/p>\n

Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia and Kajiado North MP Onesmus Ngogoyo called for the prosecution of youths who disrupted a funeral attended by Gachagua in Limuru.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis country is governed by the rule of law. These goons are known and were clearly visible on camera. What is there to investigate?\u201d Kaguchia posed terming the chaos state-sponsored violence.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NYERI, Kenya, Dec 15 \u2014 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced that the Mt. Kenya region will reclaim its political supremacy in national politics next year through the formation of a new political party. Speaking at Kinunga Baptist Church in Mukurweini on Sunday, Gachagua claimed President William Ruto\u2019s administration had humiliated the community. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}