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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during a church service iat ACK Diocese in Kirinyaga County on Sunday on July 19, 2026. [Jane Mugambi, Standard]
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said that President William Ruto's loss in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election marks the beginning of a political revolt in the Mt Kenya region.
Gachagua argued that the outcome reflects growing dissatisfaction among voters who overwhelmingly backed the Kenya Kwanza administration in the 2022 General Election.
Speaking during a church service in Kirinyaga County on Sunday, Gachagua said the by-election result was not an isolated setback for the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), but a clear message from a region that feels betrayed after playing a decisive role in Ruto's rise to power.
