Malala Explains His Absence from DCP Rallies Amid Rift Claims with Gachagua

Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Leader Cleophas Malala denied being at odds with party leader Rigathi Gachagua or being sidelined. In a Citizen TV interview on November 1, he said he was tasked with consolidating the party in western Kenya while Secretary General John Methu covered the central region. Malala said he had been building grassroots party structures and working on the party manifesto away from the media. His absence from rallies fueled speculation, including after he endorsed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s presidential bid while Gachagua is also seeking the presidency.