March 7, 2026
Nairobi, Kenya

Japheth Imanene

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Gachagua’s DCP, a wind-propelled dhow in an age of ultra-modern steamships

By Japheth Imanene The launch of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) was meant to herald a seismic shift in Kenya’s political landscape. Instead, it devolved into a spectacle of chaos, exposing the party’s flaccid persona and its inability to transcend the very flaws it claims to oppose. From its

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Ousted DP now clutching on straws after court rebukes flawed appeal

By Japheth Imanene In a sharp rebuke of ousted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s legal strategy, the Court of Appeal last week has dismissed attempts to challenge the legitimacy of a judicial bench that overturned a controversial order blocking the swearing-in of his successor, Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki. The judgment exposed the fragility of Gachagua’s

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