Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi (holding mic) asked DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua to respect other principals in the United Opposition. Source: TwitterKibagendi spoke on Wednesday, August 5, while accompanying Jubilee Party deputy leader Fred Matiang'i on a campaign caravan through parts of Migori County. Matiang'i, a member of the United Opposition, is among the figures positioning themselves for a presidential run ahead of the 2027 general election. Gachagua to desist from divisive pronouncements and instead embrace structured dialogue, consultation and respectful engagement among all like-minded political parties," Muturi and Munya said. The growing pushback directly challenges the perception that Gachagua is the undisputed political authority in the Mt Kenya region.