Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced he is willing to deputize Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna in the 2027 presidential election.
Gachagua made the remarks during a community engagement in Spokane, Washington, where he discussed the opposition’s possible strategy ahead of the 2027 General Election on September 6.
“If we do our arithmetic and find that Sifuna will be the one to take home early, so be it. And there is no problem; even I, Riggy G, can deputize Sifuna. Where is the problem?” Rigathi Gachagua explained.
The former Deputy President said his priority was to defeat Ruto and suggested that opposition leaders should be prepared to support whichever candidate has the strongest chance of winning the presidency.
Gachagua identified Sifuna, himself, and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka as politicians who could potentially play leading roles in the 2027 opposition contest.
Additionally, he explained he would be prepared to support Sifuna, including serving as his running mate, if the political circumstances required such an arrangement.
He, however, indicated that political ambitions should not prevent opposition leaders from negotiating a joint ticket.
Additionaly Gachagua maintained that he would first seek to convince his political colleagues to support his own presidential bid.
Gachagua Defends Sifuna’s Presidential Bid
Gachagua also hit back at Central Organization of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli, questioning Sifuna’s suitability for the presidency because of his age.
Atwoli had argued that Sifuna’s time to pursue the presidency had not yet arrived.
Gachagua rejected the argument, saying Sifuna, who is 44, is old enough to seek the country’s highest office, comparing Sifuna’s age with that of former United States President Barack Obama, who was elected at 47, as well as former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was elected at 42.
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