Gachagua arrives in Kisumu as opposition kicks off 3-day Western tour
By Emmanuel Rono, June 12, 2026Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has arrived in Kisumu to begin a three-day political tour of Western Kenya.
In a statement by deputy party leader Cleophas Malala on Friday, June 13, 2026, he welcomed Gachagua in Kisumu as he kicked off the regional tour, which will run from Friday to Sunday, with a series of public engagements and interactions with residents across the region.
According to Malala, the tour is aimed at engaging residents and strengthening his party’s grassroots support.
“I have welcomed my party leader, Rigathi Gachagua, in Kisumu for the 3-day Western tour. We shall engage and interact with the residents of the Western Region from today to Sunday. Tuko area!” the statement read.
The itinerary
Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has already unveiled the itinerary of the upcoming Linda Mwananchi rally in Western Kenya, which is set to commence on Friday, June 13, 2026.
Speaking during an interview with a local media station on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, the outspoken former defence minister stated that the tour will begin in Luanda, Vihiga County, where the team intends to comb the county before proceeding to Kakamega County.
The leaders will continue spreading the Wantam gospel before making inroads into Busia County, a region largely considered an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) stronghold.
“We will begin in Vihiga, then Kakamega, Busia, Bungoma County, Kiminini, and then the final rally in Kitale town.”
He further stated that the United Alternative Government entourage will then head to Bungoma County, where they intend to traverse the Ken Lusaka-led county, making stopovers in major trading centres before proceeding to Trans Nzoia County.
There, they will be hosted by Governor George Natembeya, with a home-stretch rally planned for Kiminini and a final grand rally in Kitale Town.