Gachagua warns Kenyans of political deception ahead of 2027

In the lead-up to the 2027 General Elections, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has cautioned both politicians and voters against what he calls "a year of deception." Addressing an audience at Pentecostal Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa (PEFA) All Nations Church in Karatina, Nyeri County, Gachagua remarked that during this upcoming year, known as "the year of deceit," politicians will make promises to voters while the latter will reciprocate by making promises about the votes they intend to cast.

"This year is coming, they call it the year of deception, the year of reckoning," Gachagua warned. Accompanied by Reverend Dorcas Rigathi and other allies, Gachagua also discussed the political landscape of Mathira and Nyeri ahead of the elections, assuring residents that they would be permitted to choose their preferred candidate.

He pledged his support for whoever emerges from a process that is both free and fair. Gachagua also admitted past mistakes in backing political candidates, assuring residents that he would afford them the freedom to make their own selections. "I want to commend the sincere person who will emerge," he added. These remarks come as Gachagua ramps up his activities in Mt Kenya, with a follow-up meet-the-people tour in Kirinyaga County scheduled to take place shortly.

The DCP leader will visit Kiangagana, Kiangombe, and Rurui shopping centers as part of his grassroots mobilization. His intensified presence in the region arrives days after former Kirinyaga Woman Representative Purity Ngirici joined the Democratic Party for Citizens (DCP), declaring, "The chama is DCP." Gachagua's increased presence in Mt Kenya is positioning the region at the heart of the political competition in the lead-up to the 2027 polls.