NAIROBI, Kenya – Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has moved to maintain its political momentum in Nairobi after party leader Rigathi Gachagua left Kenya for an extended tour of the United States.
Senator Methu on Thursday, August 27, 2026, held a strategic meeting with DCP-allied Members of Parliament from Nairobi to discuss the party’s activities and develop a roadmap for strengthening its presence in the capital ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The meeting brought together Embakasi North MP James Gakuya, Embakasi Central MP Mejjadonk, Embakasi West MP Mark Mwenje, Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan, Roysambu MP Mwafrika and Starehe MP Amos Mwago.
“This morning I’ve held a strategic meeting with MPs from Nairobi allied to DCP to draw a road map of our party activities in the city,” Methu said in a statement after the meeting.
Methu steps up coordination
Methu’s decision to convene elected leaders signals an effort to keep DCP’s Nairobi operations active while Gachagua is away.
The meeting also positions Methu as one of the key figures coordinating the party’s activities on the ground during the absence of its leader.
The development comes as DCP seeks to consolidate its growing presence in Nairobi, a politically significant region expected to play a major role in the 2027 election.
The party has recently attracted several elected leaders in the capital, including Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan, who formally joined DCP on Tuesday, August 25.
DCP targets stronger Nairobi structures
The Nairobi meeting is expected to support efforts to strengthen party structures, coordinate grassroots mobilisation and expand DCP’s footprint across constituencies.
The presence of sitting MPs gives the party an established political network through which it can organise supporters and build its structures at constituency and ward levels.
Methu’s latest engagement comes as Gachagua temporarily shifts his attention to the United States, where he is expected to engage Kenyans in the diaspora and reflect on his political plans.
Gachagua has previously said his time abroad would allow him to make important political decisions away from what he described as undue influence from political allies.
For DCP, keeping its Nairobi machinery active during the party leader’s absence could be important as the 2027 political contest gathers momentum.
The party will now face the challenge of translating its recent recruitment of political leaders into organised grassroots structures capable of delivering electoral support.
Gachagua begins 50-day US tour
Gachagua left Kenya on Wednesday night, August 26, 2026, for an extended tour of the United States expected to last about 50 days, according to an itinerary released by DCP.
His programme is scheduled to take him through Spokane, Portland, Kansas, Dallas and Boston, with political and diaspora engagements expected to begin on September 4 and run until October 9.
Before beginning the political engagements, Gachagua is expected to spend about 10 days resting, re-energising and spending time with his wife, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi.
Speaking to journalists, allies and supporters at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) before his departure, the DCP leader said the break would give him an opportunity to focus on his family following an intense period of political activity.
“I’m taking a 10-day break to re-energise and spend some quality time with my wife,” Gachagua said.
The former Deputy President has recently stepped back from some of his nationwide political engagements, but his party continues to expand its activities on the ground.
