{"id":108756,"date":"2025-01-27T11:03:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/gachagua-kalonzo-join-dap-k-launch-in-bid-to-unseat-ruto-in-2027\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T11:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:03:50","slug":"gachagua-kalonzo-join-dap-k-launch-in-bid-to-unseat-ruto-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-kalonzo-join-dap-k-launch-in-bid-to-unseat-ruto-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua, Kalonzo join DAP-K Launch in bid to unseat Ruto in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 27 \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua joined opposition leaders on Monday for the launch of the new Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K), a party linked to former Defense Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa.<\/p>\n<p>Having severed ties with President William Ruto following his impeachment in 2024, Gachagua is ramping up efforts to consolidate support ahead of the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>The event also drew notable leaders, including Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka and several Members of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Gachagua met with NARC Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua on Sunday and pledged to unite in their quest to unseat President Ruto\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Gachagua has vowed to rally like-minded leaders opposed to the Kenya Kwanza government into a formidable political formation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Ruto remains defiant, dismissing claims of being intimidated by the emerging political formations. <\/p>\n<p>He has insisted his focus is on advancing Kenya\u2019s development agenda, though critics argue his policies have waned in popularity.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 27 \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua joined opposition leaders on Monday for the launch of the new Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K), a party linked to former Defense Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa. Having severed ties with President William Ruto following his impeachment in 2024, Gachagua is ramping up efforts to [&hellip;]<\/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-108756","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\/108756","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=108756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108756\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}