Malala Taunts Ruto, “Gachagua Is More Powerful After Your Failed Impeachment Strategy”
Democratic Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Leader Cleophas Malala taunted President William Ruto, accusing him of attempting and failing to end former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s political career.
Addressing supporters in Kariobangi North on Sunday, November 30, 2025, Malala dismissed claims that Gachagua would be “finished and done with” after his controversial impeachment removed him from office.
“When President Ruto decided to oust Gachagua, the very man who helped him rise to the presidency, he claimed Gachagua would be completely finished,” Malala said, poking fun at the President’s earlier political projections.
Malala argued that Ruto’s strategy has backfired, saying Gachagua has instead gained more political strength. He pointed to the DCP’s impressive performance in recent by-elections as proof that the former DP’s influence is expanding rather than shrinking.
“A year down the line, Gachagua is now more powerful than he was before. They said he couldn’t even manage a party or win anything. I now want to ask President Ruto: is Kariobangi North or Kisii East in Mt. Kenya?” Malala said, referencing DCP’s wins in regions far beyond Gachagua’s traditional base.
Malala asserted that the DCP has quickly grown into a national movement, attracting support across the country.
“This party is a nationwide movement with representation across the entire country,” he added.
His remarks came after the DCP claimed victory in Kariobangi North, where David Warui secured the Member of County Assembly (MCA) seat. The triumph was one of three wins for the party, alongside Narok Township ward, where Douglas Masikonde clinched victory, and Kisa East ward in Khwisero, where Dickson Okwiri Aduda emerged the winner.
Gachagua celebrated the wins, calling them a defining moment for his seven-month-old political outfit and a warning shot to established parties.
“Our party, making the newest kid in the block, which is seven months old, whitewashed old parties, some as old as twenty years,” he said.
