Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has convened a meeting with party officials from across Trans Nzoia County, just days after his deputy party leader and Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya announced his exit from the outfit.

In a statement shared on his social media pages on Saturday, July 11, 2026, the former Defence Cabinet secretary said he held a strategic engagement with DAP-K sub-county chairpersons and secretaries drawn from all five sub-counties of Trans Nzoia.

Later today, I held a strategic engagement with DAP-K party sub-county chairpersons and secretaries from all the five sub-counties of Trans Nzoia County.

“The strength of any political organisation lies in the unity of its members and the effectiveness of its grassroots networks. Across Trans Nzoia, we are putting our feet firmly on the ground, reconnecting with our people, and laying a stronger foundation for the future,” Wamalwa said.

Natembeya-Wamalwa DAP-K wrangles

The meeting comes just days after Governor Natembeya announced his departure from DAP-K, the party that was formed towards the end of 2021 as a political vehicle to consolidate the Western Kenya vote behind former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s 2022 presidential bid.

Speaking during an interview on a local radio station, Natembeya confirmed that he had severed ties with Wamalwa’s party, citing differences over the party’s future direction.

According to the governor, he had proposed to Wamalwa that he be allowed to take over the party leadership so that he could transform DAP-K from what he described as a regional outfit into a national political party with support across the country.

However, he claimed that Wamalwa declined the proposal, prompting his decision to leave the party.

Natembeya ditches DAP-K party

Since announcing his exit, Natembeya has thrown his weight behind the Linda Mwananchi movement and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s 2027 presidential bid.

In recent weeks, the governor has shelved his own regional and national political ambitions, declaring Sifuna as the Mulembe region’s preferred presidential candidate and political leader. He has maintained that he will defend his Trans Nzoia gubernatorial seat in 2027 while traversing villages across the Mulembe region to mobilise support for the Nairobi senator.

Sifuna’s party

Natembeya has also disclosed that a new political party associated with Sifuna is expected to be unveiled and will serve as the political vehicle through which leaders from the region intend to pursue power in the 2027 general election.