President William Ruto's falling out with his core Mount Kenya constituency – followed by the impeachment of his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua – has become the defining crisis of his presidency (AC Vol 65 No 20 The deputy takes the fall Vol 65 No 21 Mountain doesn't go to Gachagua & Vol 65 No 22 Ruto's impeachment of his Deputy starts to backfire)...
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Yet more championsFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua meanwhile has also tried to position himself as a Gen Z champion...
Regime supporters have sought to give the protests an ethnic tint claiming that it has been sponsored by Kikuyu oligarchs loyal to impeached former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua...
The launch of Rigathi Gachagua's Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) marks the latest challenge to President William Ruto's standing in central Kenya a region where he claimed 75% of the vote helping secure his victory in August 2022...
Among them is Rigathi Gachagua Ruto's Deputy President during the protests who was later impeached by parliament in October (AC Vol 65 No 20 The deputy takes the fall)...
Still bolder claims have come from Rigathi Gachagua who was impeached as Ruto's Deputy President last October...
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Matiang'i and People's Liberation Party leader Martha Karua have all pledged to unite behind whoever stands the best chance of defeating him (AC Vol 66 No 5 The anti-Ruto alliance)...
Yet the launch of the People's Liberation Party (PLP) the new party led by Martha Karua – Raila Odinga's running mate in the 2022 presidential elections – brought together the great and the good of Kenya's opposition (Dispatches 16/5/22 Martha Karua and Rigathi Gachagua make the cut as running mates )...
These include former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Democratic Action Party of Kenya leader Eugene Wamalwa...
The UDA having jettisoned its deputy leader Rigathi Gachagua last year now plans to hold the postponed county and ward elections in April (AC Vol 65 No 12 One party in a state)...
The impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua orchestrated by Ruto's supporters sparked a new challenge to the President from the Mount Kenya region...