Gachagua raids ruling party as day to unveil outfit draws near

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during a funds drive at PCEA Mwiki in Kasarani, Nairobi, on April 6, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

With days to May, when he promised to unveil his political party, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is a busy man, with leaders flocking to his Wamunyoro home in Nyeri..

On Friday, former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi led a major delegation of 40 leaders to Gachagua's home to declare their defection from President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA).