Gachagua to unveil Democracy for Citizens Party, official launch set for Thursday
Additional reports indicate that Gachagua has settled on green, brown and black as the outfit's official party colours while its logo features a hand touching an ear, symbolising Gachagua's attentiveness to grassroots concerns.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is set to officially unveil his new political party on Thursday, May 15, in Lavington, Nairobi.
Reports indicate that Gachagua's new political entity will be named the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP). It was officially registered at the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) on February 3, 2025.
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Additional reports indicate that Gachagua has settled on green, brown and black as the outfit's official party colours while its logo features a hand touching an ear, symbolising Gachagua's attentiveness to grassroots concerns.
DCP's slogan, Kazi na Haki, also underscores the party's focus on unbiased service delivery and citizen empowerment.
On Monday, Gachagua announced that he had officially parted ways with President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, claiming its manifesto was built on falsehoods and failed promises.
"I have made this decision in knowledge of the ideals of the party we believed in and so were millions of Kenyans, but now has turned out as the most dangerous political moment for the people and the Republic of Kenya in the retrogressive philosophy of an unfit class to govern our Nation," he said then.
He also accused UDA of squandering a historic opportunity to transform Kenya.
"The party has exhausted and wasted a Kenyan moment to take off economically, socially and politically," he said.
In a rejoinder on the same day, UDA downplayed Gachagua's public resignation, labelling it as "mere theatrics" with no political weight.
In a statement shared on X on Monday, UDA asserted that Gachagua's membership had already been terminated earlier this year, following his removal as deputy party leader, a decision that was formally communicated to the ORPP in January.
"The ruling party, UDA, officially removed Rigathi Gachagua as its deputy party leader, which automatically revoked his membership. Today's long paragraphs and "exit" from the party amounts to mere theatrics, hence inconsequential," the statement read.
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