MP Gakuya warns Matiang’i and Jubilee against isolating themselves
Emabakasi North MP and Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant James Gakuya has urged former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and the Jubilee Party
Emabakasi North MP and Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant James Gakuya has urged former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and the Jubilee Party to align themselves with other opposition outfits.
He warned that pursuing a separate political path could further fracture the already fragile unity within the United Opposition coalition.
Speaking on Sunday, December 7, at a rally in Mwiki, Nairobi County, an event headlined by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Gakuya cautioned Jubilee against isolating itself.
“I want to tell Matiang’i and the Jubilee Party. Stop following your own path, you will get lost,” he declared.
His remarks underscore fresh tensions within the United Opposition, coming amid growing speculation of internal rifts, with concerns that disagreements over strategy, loyalty, and 2027 political alignments are widening divisions in the coalition.
Jubilee and the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) have in the previous days traded accusations, each claiming the other is acting as a mole within the alliance and secretly cooperating with the government.
The tension follows a recent public feud involving the opposition’s leadership. In September 2025, Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni had claimed that Gachagua was in talks with President Ruto behind closed doors, alleging that Gachagua had met leaders in Narok County to arrange close cooperation during the recently concluded November 27 by-elections.
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Responding to the claims, Gachagua firmly dismissed the claims, saying that he would work with any other person but not the president.
“I can tell you, from what the people of Mount Kenya have told me, William Ruto is not part of that equation. We have no intention whatsoever to have any discussion, any negotiation with one William Ruto,” Gachagua retorted in an interview.
Gachagua later continued his attack on Jubilee, calling the party “a red wheelbarrow” at a rally in the Mount Kenya region and also linking it to secret deals within President Ruto’s UDA.
Matiang’i, the Jubilee Party’s presidential candidate, has been absent from most events attended by Gachagua and Kalonzo, reinforcing perceptions that he is charting his own political course. He is increasingly seen as wooing voters to his side as he builds momentum for the 2027 contest.
Despite these public exchanges, coalition leaders have insisted that they remain committed to strengthening opposition unity, assuring supporters that they would field a single candidate to face William Ruto in 2027.
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