Kenya: No DCP Endorsement for Sifuna Yet, Gachagua Insists

AllAfrica29 October 2026, 09:10 UTCKenya

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed claims that his Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has endorsed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna for the opposition's presidential ticket in the 2027 General Election, insisting that recent remarks by deputy party leader Cleophas Malala do not represent the party's official position.

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