{
  "id": 16560696,
  "title": "Methu: I was ready to surrender DCP Secretary General position to Ndindi Nyoro",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/methu-i-was-ready-to-surrender-dcp-secretary-general-position-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T04:31:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/methu-i-was-ready-to-surrender-dcp-secretary-general-position-to-ndindi-nyoro"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DCP Secretary General John Methu expressed willingness to cede his position to Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro to preserve political unity in the Mt Kenya region ahead of the 2027 General Election. Methu, a first-term senator, revealed this during an interview with a local TV station on October 25, 2026, describing his discussions with Nyoro, whom he characterized as a personal friend, despite their emerging political differences. The DCP official lamented when Nyoro launched a rival political party, feeling a deep sense of disappointment, as he believed Nyoro had warned him against President William Ruto's plans to divide the Mt Kenya region through alternative parties. Methu had offered to relinquish the DCP Secretary General role if Nyoro desired the position, asserting that they could collaborate under a unified political entity. He emphasized that their personal friendship, reinforced by Nyoro's support during his father's death and subsequent bereavement, would not be compromised by their political differences. Methu urged Nyoro to endorse former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's leadership, arguing that the region had agreed to rally behind Gachagua and that younger leaders would eventually seize leadership opportunities. Methu argued that supporting Gachagua now would not preclude Nyoro from future leadership endeavors, citing his own age (35) and Nyoro's (44) to allow younger politicians time to advance. He suggested that supporting Gachagua would not deter Nyoro from assuming a prominent leadership role later, urging Nyoro to reconsider his political stance as divisions in the Mt Kenya region could undermine its influence if Ruto secures another term. Methu's comments emerged amid ongoing disagreements over political parties, regional leadership, and the strategy for Mt Kenya leaders ahead of the 2027 presidential contest.",
  "summary": "Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Secretary General John Methu has revealed that he was willing to surrender his position to Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro in a bid to maintain political unity in the Mt Kenya region ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking in an interview with a local TV station on […]",
  "key_points": [
    "DCP Secretary General John Methu offered to cede his position to Ndindi Nyoro.",
    "Methu and Nyoro, once close, now have emerging political differences.",
    "Methu urged Nyoro to support Rigathi Gachagua for regional leadership."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing regional solidarity over individual ambition signals a strategic attempt to prevent political fragmentation in Mt Kenya as leaders prepare for the upcoming 2027 General Election.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/16560696.png",
  "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."
}