Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Jeremiah Kioni has criticized Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of micromanaging opposition affairs and disrespecting fellow leaders within the United Opposition. Speaking on Saturday, September 12, 2026, in Ndaragwa Constituency, Nyandarua County, Kioni targeted Gachagua’s recent comments regarding former coalition spokesperson Mukhisa Kituyi. Kituyi recently resigned from the alliance after pointing out its failure to set up a secretariat to plan for the 2027 General Election. Gachagua dismissed Kituyi’s exit, arguing that the opposition operates fine without a secretariat and suggesting that such an entity would only invite infiltration by “moles,” specifically targeting the Jubilee Party. Kioni rejected these allegations, describing them as unfounded and harmful. “To claim that you are unable to form a secretariat because there are moles within the Jubilee Party, that is hitting rock bottom. It is simply appalling. When Mukhisa Kituyi left the secretariat, he remarked that those people lacked the capacity to discuss substantive issues; only Fred Matiang’i and Martha Karua were actually discussing issues. So, does he intend to label Dr. Kituyi a mole?” Kioni posed. The Jubilee deputy leader asserted that Gachagua’s rhetoric indirectly targeted Jubilee’s preferred presidential candidate, Dr. Fred Matiang’i...
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