{
  "id": 13960213,
  "title": "Linturi breaks silence on claims he is ditching DCP to rejoin UDA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/linturi-breaks-silence-on-claims-he-is-ditching-dcp-to-rejoin-uda",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T13:04:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/linturi-breaks-silence-on-claims-he-is-ditching-dcp-to-rejoin-uda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Meru Senator Mithika Linturi has denied allegations that he is abandoning the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) to join the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ahead of the 2027 General Election. The claims were made by Kamukunji parliamentary aspirant Alinur Mohamed, who shared Linturi's statement on social media. Linturi urged him to cease spreading what he called \"propaganda.\" The DCP organizing secretary wore party merchandise while addressing a group of elders in Meru, signaling his continued affiliation with DCP despite the rumors. Linturi is running for Meru gubernatorial seat in the 2027 General Election, having lost to Kawira Mwangaza in 2022, who was subsequently impeached. He has been urging Meru residents to back DCP candidates in the upcoming polls, with the aim of restoring the region's \"lost glory.\"",
  "summary": "Former Meru Senator Mithika Linturi has dismissed claims that he has abandoned the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) to rejoin the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ahead of the 2027 General Election. Linturi, who is eyeing the Meru gubernatorial seat in the upcoming polls, addressed the claims in a statement shared on his social media […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Mithika Linturi denies leaving DCP for UDA.",
    "Kamukunji aspirant Alinur Mohamed spreads alleged propaganda.",
    "Linturi campaigns for DCP in Meru gubernatorial race."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}