A dramatic political split that has rocked Kenya’s ruling coalition has led to Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi renouncing the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) officially. He accused the party personnel of corruption, intimidation, and betrayal that eroded his support in his own area.
The startling exit of Koimburi marks a large defeat for DCP founder and ex-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, thus opening questions anew about internal fractures within the party and making the election landscape for 2027 harder to read.
Koimburi declared his intentions publicly on Wednesday, but speculation had been rife for weeks prior to his announcement. The veteran politician vented his frustrations growingly, saying he was dealing with “conmanship,” and at the same time, he was witness to the deliberate marginalization of the old party members and the accompanying introduction of affluent newcomers.
He further claimed that the political aspirants were being coerced to cough up a whopping KSh5 million just for party nominations, which he termed an exploitative and thus deterrent process to grassroots politics.
Koimburi engaged the media and there denounced the DCP’s internal affairs, which he accused of continuously omitting him from major decisions, including meetings held at his constituency and the endorsement of a competing candidate on a DCP ticket despite his holding an office, being loyal to the party, and fidelity to the party.
He depicted the management’s behavior as a betrayal of trust, claiming that the veterans who had been loyal were pushed aside while the rich newcomers were given special treatment.
In a very strong criticism of his former partner, Koimburi denounced the behavior of Gachagua and warned the supporters not to follow leaders who are protected by security while risking the ordinary citizens’ lives due to politics. He presented his quitting as both a personal revolt against what he called the unethical party practices and a tactical change to better meet the development needs of Juja.
Koimburi, who is running for re-election, stated that he would now be on the side of President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and would work directly with State House officials to revive the development projects that had been stalled, especially in the areas of roads, electricity, and housing, which he claims have been neglected because of political conflict.
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