Impeached Kenya’ s former Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua now says he will be on the ballot seeking to unseat President William Ruto in the 2027 presidential polls in 2027.

The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) boss spoke as he led his party officials and leaders for a tour of the Mt. Kenya region, where he used roadside stops to announce that he will be vying for the presidency.

Gachagua and his allies told Mt Kenya residents that he is the best suited within the opposition outfit to fly the presidential flag.

“Sisi tumeamua kuwa kwa opposition yule anaweza kutoa Ruto ni Gachagua pekee yake,” DCP Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala said.

Gachagua claimed President Ruto is using unnamed persons in the Mt Kenya region to register satellite parties to divide the mountain ahead of the 2027 General Election.

“Hata hapa Murang’a amewaambia vijana wengine watengeneze chama ati ndiyo watumike…tumejua hiyo…eti ndio waseme hawataki Kasongo kumbe ni wheelbarrow ya Kasongo,” noted Gachagua.

Gachagua took issue with delegations hosted in State House, saying it amounted to breeding corruption.

Speaking on the day his former boss marked three years in office, Gachagua accused President Ruto of using State House delegation meetings to breed corruption, saying his presidency will end corruption should he be elected into office.

“We shall liberate Kenya, no matter what! It is a matter of time. The year 2027 is the time; I am firmly in the Presidential race for a better Kenya where every Kenyan will participate in governance of their country,” he wrote in a statement on X later in the evening.