{"id":3243,"date":"2026-06-07T04:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3243"},"modified":"2026-06-07T04:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:48:13","slug":"no-rift-no-crisis-malala-defends-ties-with-gachagua-dismisses-division-claims-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3243","title":{"rendered":"No Rift, No Crisis: Malala Defends Ties with Gachagua, Dismisses Division Claims Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>No Rift, No Crisis: Malala Defends Ties with Gachagua, Dismisses Division Claims<\/p>\n<h6>By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor<\/h6>\n<p>(DCP) Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala has firmly dismissed reports suggesting that he has fallen out with party leader Rigathi Gachagua, describing the claims as false, misleading, and aimed at creating unnecessary divisions within the party.<br \/>\nSpeaking amid growing speculation about alleged internal wrangles, Malala maintained that his relationship with Gachagua remains strong and that the party leadership is united in its mission of championing the interests of Kenyans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Malala accused political opponents and detractors of spreading propaganda to undermine the party&#8217;s cohesion and distract leaders from addressing the pressing issues facing the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>He emphasized that DCP remains focused on strengthening its structures, expanding its support base, and offering alternative leadership to Kenyans.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The reports claiming that I am divided with our party leader Rigathi Gachagua are completely false. There is no rift, no crisis, and no conflict between us. We remain united and committed to the party&#8217;s vision and agenda,&#8221; Malala said.<\/p>\n<p>He further urged party supporters to ignore rumors circulating on social media and in sections of the political sphere, insisting that DCP leaders continue to work closely together.<br \/>\nMalala reiterated that the party&#8217;s priority is to address the challenges facing ordinary Kenyans, including the high cost of living, unemployment, and governance concerns, rather than engaging in internal conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks come amid increased political activity and realignments ahead of the 2027 General Election, with various leaders positioning themselves and their parties for the highly anticipated contest.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>The DCP leadership has repeatedly maintained that unity remains its greatest strength as it seeks to consolidate support across the country and build a formidable<\/strong> political movement ahead of the next election.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No Rift, No Crisis: Malala Defends Ties with Gachagua, Dismisses Division Claims By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor (DCP) Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala has firmly&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,35,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-updates","category-political-arena","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3245,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3243\/revisions\/3245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}