{"id":6627,"date":"2026-10-08T12:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=6627"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:43:48","slug":"gathoni-wamuchomba-dumps-uda-githunguri-mp-vows-to-fight-for-third-term-on-new-party-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=6627","title":{"rendered":"GATHONI WAMUCHOMBA DUMPS UDA: GITHUNGURI MP VOWS TO FIGHT FOR THIRD TERM ON NEW PARTY TICKET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GATHONI WAMUCHOMBA DUMPS UDA: GITHUNGURI MP VOWS TO FIGHT FOR THIRD TERM ON NEW PARTY TICKET<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre><strong>NAIROBI, KENYA | OCTOBER 8, 2026<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>Githunguri Member of Parliament Gathoni Wamuchomba has announced her departure from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), declaring that she will defend her parliamentary seat in the 2027 General Election using a different political party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WA_1791463234104.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6628\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WA_1791463234104-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WA_1791463234104-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WA_1791463234104.jpeg 583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a press conference at Parliament Buildings on Thursday, Wamuchomba said she will not seek re-election on a UDA ticket and will instead rely on the guidance of her constituents before deciding on her next political vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not going to align myself with the UDA government. I am not going to align myself with the political party UDA. I am going to make sure that I defend my seat using another political outfit that my people will guide me towards,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The MP did not disclose the name of the party she intends to use, saying she will first consult the people of Githunguri before making the decision public.<\/p>\n<p>Wamuchomba said her decision followed concerns she has raised over what she described as discrimination, selective application of justice and political statements targeting communities. She also questioned the government&#8217;s response to such issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am going to defend my seat for the third term, but I am not going to use UDA party,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement marks another shift in Wamuchomba&#8217;s political journey ahead of the 2027 elections, with the Githunguri MP now expected to consult her grassroots supporters before revealing her next political home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By News Desk | LiveNation254<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GATHONI WAMUCHOMBA DUMPS UDA: GITHUNGURI MP VOWS TO FIGHT FOR THIRD TERM ON NEW PARTY TICKET NAIROBI, KENYA | OCTOBER 8, 2026 Githunguri Member of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6627","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=6627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6629,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6627\/revisions\/6629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}