Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan
The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addresses journalists at his Karen home in Nairobi on June 9, 2026.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is pursuing an ambitious political experiment that could reshape the opposition’s battle for State House in 2027.
But the very strategy designed to make him indispensable to the anti-government coalition is exposing him to fresh challenges over leadership, regional interests and the question of who controls the Mt Kenya vote.
The question of who will carry Mt Kenya’s interests on the presidential ticket is threatening to unsettle Gachagua’s strategy.
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