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Mudavadi seeks to lock out Gachagua's DCP in Malava by-election

By Benard Lusigi and Mary Imenza | 2mos ago

President William Ruto and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi during a church service at in Kakamega County on November 10, 2024. [PCS, Standard]

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has dismissed Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) as a political outfit without meaningful influence and urged residents of Malava to reject it.

Speaking on Friday during the West Kabras Widows Empowerment Programme, he criticised DCP’s attempts to penetrate the region’s politics, describing the party as inexperienced and untested urging residents of Malava to rally behind United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in the upcoming November by-elections.

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