{"id":118588,"date":"2025-07-22T19:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/dcp-women-slam-ichungwah-over-personal-attack-on-gachaguas-spouse\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T19:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:06:41","slug":"dcp-women-slam-ichungwah-over-personal-attack-on-gachaguas-spouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dcp-women-slam-ichungwah-over-personal-attack-on-gachaguas-spouse\/","title":{"rendered":"DCP women slam Ichung\u2019wah over personal attack on Gachagua\u2019s spouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 22 \u2014 DCP Women League has condemned recent remarks made by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung\u2019wah, accusing him of launching a personal and politically motivated attack against Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, spouce of their Party Leader.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The outrage by the Democracy for Citizens Party follows remarks Ichung\u2019wah reportedly made during a recent political meeting in Narok, where he insinuated that Pastor Dorcas, the former Deputy President\u2019s spouse, was engaged in an extramarital affair.<\/p>\n

The DCP leaders described the comments as \u201cblatant, intolerant, and defamatory,\u201d warning that such rhetoric undermines not only women in leadership but also the dignity of public discourse.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo belittle her work in the name of political rivalry is both reckless and dishonorable,\u201d the group said in a joint statement on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe demand an immediate retraction and public apology from Ichung\u2019wah. Leadership demands restraint, maturity, and respect\u2014especially toward those who are making a difference while others remain silent.\u201d<\/p>\n

International petition <\/h2>\n

Njeri Kahiga, a prominent DCP women leader, warned that the party was documenting Ichung\u2019wah\u2019s remarks for submission to international organizations.<\/p>\n

She vowed to mobilize voters against leaders who perpetuate misogyny and disrespect toward women.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he\u2019s not going to be arrested, we have organizations beyond this country that we will continue documenting these utterances with,\u201d Kahiga said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to ensure that come election time, such members are not re-elected. We cannot allow individuals who spew hatred and disrespect to continue being referred to as Honourable Members.\u201d<\/p>\n

The women leaders also accused the Kenya Kwanza government of double standards, alleging that it turns a blind eye to misconduct within its ranks while cracking down harshly on dissenters. <\/p>\n

They pointed to the government\u2019s silence over more than twenty-five reported cases of sexual assault during recent anti-government protests\u2014cases flagged by organizations such as FIDA Kenya and Usikimye.<\/p>\n

Jane Njeri, another DCP leader, said the administration\u2019s days were numbered, citing political missteps and growing public anger:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Kenya Kwanza regime is sinking, weighed down by arrogance, political blunders, and widespread intimidation of dissenting voices. No one will come to its rescue. The people of Kenya are awake. History will not be kind to a government that chooses oppression over dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n

The women concluded by urging fellow women leaders across the political divide to speak out against Ichung\u2019wah\u2019s conduct and any form of disrespect or violence toward women in leadership.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 22 \u2014 DCP Women League has condemned recent remarks made by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung\u2019wah, accusing him of launching a personal and politically motivated attack against Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, spouce of their Party Leader. The outrage by the Democracy for Citizens Party follows remarks Ichung\u2019wah reportedly made during a recent […]<\/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-118588","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\/118588","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=118588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118588\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}