2 UDA MCAs Summoned For Supporting Gachagua’s DCP Party
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party’s Disciplinary Committee has summoned two Nominated Members of the County Assembly of Nyeri and Nairobi for their collaboration with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
In a letter dated Friday, the committee’s chairperson, Charles Njenga, accused Nyeri’s Ann Thumbi and her Nairobi counterpart, Joy Muthoni Mwangi, of insubordination to the ruling party.
This comes after they allegedly interfered with the political affairs of Gachagua’s newly established Democracy for the Citizens Party.
While labeling their acts as an “incitement of party members to leave the UDA party,” Njenga ordered the MCAs to appear before the disciplinary committee on June 20 to face the accusations.
He highlighted the relevant broken laws and their duties under the Political Parties Act, adding that if found guilty, the two might face suspension, expulsion, or fines.
The ruling United Democratic Party (UDA) disciplinary committee has summoned Nyeri county nominated Member of County Assembly Ann Nthumbi and her Nairobi counterpart Joy Mwangi for engaging in activities that do not align with the party's guiding principles.
— City Mirror (@citymirrorKE) June 6, 2025
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“The UDA party disciplinary committee is in receipt of information and evidence of your activities relevant to party discipline as provided in law and its constitution, which were widely circulated in both mainstream and social media and otherwise in the public domain,” read the letter.
“Accordingly, and pursuant to Article 29 of the UDA constitution, you are hereby summoned to appear before the disciplinary committee of the UDA party on 20th June 2025 at 9:00 a.m. at Hustler Plaza, for the hearing of this complaint against you. You can appear by yourself or with your duly appointed advocates.”
The letter added: “Please note that if the committee finds you liable, it shall impose such sanctions as are provided for in the constitution, including suspension, expulsion, fines, etc., and forward the decision to the National Executive Committee of the party for its concurrence and further action.”
Thumbi and Muthoni are charged by the committee with actively participating in a DCP rally on May 15, wearing party-branded merchandise and endorsing it throughout the region, as well as pushing citizens to join the political party.
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Thumbi is also accused of taking part in another DCP rally on May 24.
“Evidence of your participation in the political activities of another party, specifically the Democracy for the Citizens Party, on 15th May 2025, where available evidence shows your active association with and participation in that event—particulars whereof being well within your knowledge—including, but not limited to, wearing branded merchandise for the said party,” the letter stated.
“Your attendance at a DCP public rally on 24th May 2025, where you endorsed and encouraged members of the public to join that party and leave the UDA party.”
Muthoni is further accused of sharing a message in support of DCP on her Facebook page where she, “clearly and by implication demonstrated your association and support of the said DCP party and encouraged members to leave the UDA party.”
2 UDA MCAs Summoned For Supporting Gachagua’s DCP Party
