{
  "id": 19787070,
  "title": "Gachagua deals UDA blow as Runyenjes MP Karemba joins DCP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/gachagua-deals-uda-blow-as-runyenjes-mp-karemba-joins-dcp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T09:50:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/gachagua-deals-uda-blow-as-runyenjes-mp-karemba-joins-dcp/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nairobi, 13th November – In a significant political shift, Rigathi Gachagua has welcomed Runyenjes MP Eric Muchangi Karemba into the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), after he left the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA). This announcement came after Gachagua hosted the Embu legislator at his residence in Wamunyoro. Gachagua stated, “This morning at my Wamunyoro residence, I have welcomed the Member of Parliament for Runyenjes, Hon. Eric Muchangi Karemba, to the DCP Party after decamping from UDA.”\n\nMuchangi will collaborate with Mbeere South MP Gitonga Mukunji to promote the DCP across Embu County, as the party prepares to contest for key positions in the upcoming elections. Gachagua declared that the party aims to capture the Embu governorship, parliamentary seats, and all 20 ward positions. \"Karemba will join Gitonga Mukunji in popularising the party across Embu County as we work to win the governorship, parliamentary seats and all the 20 wards,\" he affirmed.\n\nDCP leader Gachagua further revealed plans to visit Runyenjes Constituency the following week to formally introduce Muchangi to the local residents. \"Next week, I will travel to Runyenjes Constituency to formally present Hon. Karemba to the people of Runyenjes,\" Gachagua declared. He described DCP as \"the party of the present and the future\" while building political support ahead of the 2027 General Election. Muchangi's defection is part of the political realignments occurring in the Mount Kenya region, where parties and leaders are strategizing for the next General Election.",
  "summary": "NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 13 – Rigathi Gachagua has welcomed Runyenjes MP Eric Muchangi Karemba to the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) after he ditched the ruling United Democratic Alliance…",
  "key_points": [
    "Rigathi Gachagua welcomed Eric Muchangi Karemba to DCP after he left UDA.",
    "Karemba will work with Gitonga Mukunji to promote DCP in Embu County.",
    "Gachagua plans to visit Runyenjes next week to introduce Karemba to locals."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The defection of a key legislator from the ruling party signals a growing political realignment in the Mount Kenya region as leaders consolidate power ahead of the 2027 General Election.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}