Former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has claimed that a significant number of members within the Democratic Change Party (DCP), associated with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, are privately dissatisfied with its internal leadership and political direction.
Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV on Wednesday night, Kuria alleged that some DCP members have been confiding in him, expressing frustration with how the party is being run.
He further suggested that internal tensions within the outfit could deepen ahead of the next general election.
According to Kuria, the dissatisfaction is not only directed at President William Ruto but also at Gachagua himself, whom he described as facing resistance from within his own political base.
“Seventy percent of DCP people talk to me; they don’t like William Ruto. There is only one person they reportedly dislike more than William Ruto, Rigathi Gachagua, his own people,” Kuria said during the interview.
He went on to allege that some party members privately describe the leadership style within the movement in harsh terms, including claims of authoritarian tendencies and financial demands.
“You should see the things they tell us behind the scenes. They say this person is a dictator, he is asking for money,” he added, without providing names of the individuals he claimed had shared the information with him.
Kuria also narrated what he described as a case involving significant financial contributions linked to a traditional marriage ceremony, commonly known as ruracio, suggesting that such practices reflect transactional politics within the party structure.
“There is a guy I know who had a ruracio; he paid 10 million for the guy to go for his ruracio,” he said, framing it as part of what he termed transactional political culture.
He further compared the internal dynamics of opposition and ruling coalitions, arguing that current political disputes in other formations were relatively minor in comparison to what he expects within emerging political blocs ahead of the 2027 elections.
“Whatever appears to be vicious within ODM and broad-based is an issue and may affect them, but they are a child’s game compared to what is coming within the one term. Fasten your seat belts and grab some popcorn,” Kuria remarked.
The claims come at a time of heightened political activity and realignments ahead of the 2027 general election, with various leaders positioning themselves in emerging alliances and party structures.