Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has clapped back at ex-Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria over his recent remarks that all members of parliament (MPs) elected on the Democracy for Citizens (DCP) party ticket will be bought by the state.

While speaking during the burial of the mother of Kiambu Senator Karungo Thangwa on Monday, March 16, 2026, the DCP leader began by acknowledging Moses Kuria, who had stated that DCP might scoop a handful of parliamentary seats from the mountain.

He went on to lash out at Moses Kuria, terming him a betrayer of the Mountain and telling him that there will be nobody to buy the DCP MPs since, according to him, the current regime, which might buy them, will have already been removed from power.

“Msaliti anatoka Gatundu south anasema ati wabunge wa DCP wakichaguliwa kasongo atawanunua. nataka nimuambia kasongo hatawanunua sababu atakuwa Sugoi,” Gachagua

Gachagua continued to express his fury with the current regime, saying that as the United Opposition, they are going to marshal a spirited campaign which will see it removed from power and their dream of making it a one-term regime realised.

He declared that the united opposition will make sure that President Ruto gets a rough time and that they will also make sure that he does not sleep for the next 15 months he will be in office

Opposition’s pressure on Ruto

According to Gachagua, the recent pressure by the opposition, which has been calling out the government, has rattled the head of state, leaving him with limited options.

He vowed that their formation will continue to heap pressure on the president until they ensure that all the wrongdoings in the current administration are addressed. He assured Kenyans that they will always speak out against any actions meant to exploit public resources.

“Kazi yetu going forward ni kukasirisha Ruto; we will make sure that William Ruto is not going to sleep for the next 15 months; he will only sleep after we remove him from power.”

Democratic Action Party (DAP-K) leader Boss Eugene Wamalwa, on his side, stated that since Ruto has realised he is likely to be a one-term president, he now wants to amass more wealth than all his predecessors combined, some of whom served as heads of state for more than ten years.

Ruto claps back at the opposition.

Elsewhere, President William Ruto, during a rally in Busia, criticised the opposition, saying that they rely on empty rhetoric while his campaign is based on issues and track record. He emphasised that this is the only way they can be judged effectively on the ballot.