DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua /HANDOUT

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed that he could relocate to the US with his family if the Opposition fails to win the 2027 General Election.

Gachagua, who heads the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), said he would consider leaving Kenya if the Opposition lost the presidential contest, particularly if divisions within the Mt Kenya region contributed to its defeat.

Speaking during an interview with a vernacular television station on Sunday night, Gachagua expressed confidence that the Opposition had the numbers to defeat the incumbent but warned that internal disagreements could jeopardise its chances.

“I am convinced that the Opposition will win, if it does not allow itself to be divided,” he said.

The former Deputy President made it clear that his decision to remain in Kenya would partly depend on whether Mt Kenya voters heeded his calls to unite behind a single presidential candidate.

He warned that if the region allowed competing political interests to split its support, he would have little reason to remain in the country.

“If our people allow themselves to be divided, I will just board a plane and go to the US. I have a home there,” he said.

Gachagua suggested that he would not wait until after the election to make his decision if he became convinced that the region had been misled by its own political leaders.

“If I see that our people have been misled and divided through their own leaders, because I will be woke, I will not be here in Kenya,” he added.

He maintained that he had made considerable efforts to bring Mt Kenya leaders and voters together and would not take responsibility if the region ignored his appeals.

“I have tried to unite the region, so no one will ask me any question. No one will ask me the reason for fleeing. I will just go to America with my people because I have a home there,” he said.

Gachagua was on a long tour in the US, where sources indicated that besides interacting with Kenyans living in the country, he also stayed at his home.

He left Kenya on August 26 and returned quietly on October 20.

His remarks introduce a personal dimension to the increasingly intense political contest ahead of the 2027 elections, in which the Opposition is seeking to consolidate support across different regions.

Mt Kenya remains a critical electoral battleground, with Gachagua positioning himself as a central figure in efforts to rally the region behind a common Opposition presidential candidate.

Othe leaders who have been positioning themselves as the region’s political spokespersons include Peoples Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, who leads the Peoples Party of Kenya (PPK).