- The Member of Parliament for Juja, George Koimburi, has moved to the camp of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, claiming that it is deceitful and harassing the 2027 candidates
- Koimburi said he will now join Ruto’s camp to push for development projects in Juja, stressing that he was neither paid nor forced to join
- The MP was among Gachagua’s loyal supporters in Mt Kenya, who waged a one-term campaign against Ruto
Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi has left the camp of the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua while preparing to join Kenya Kwanza.
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The Member of Parliament said the Gachagua wing is traitorous and has no good for Kenyans, especially those of Mount Kenya.
Why did George Koimburi escape the Gachagua camp
Speaking in the Kikuyu language on Wednesday, January 14, after meeting the former Member of Parliament for Gatundu South, Moses KuriaKoimburi claimed that Gachagua has used the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) to harvest money, seeking money from candidates for promises of 2027 tickets.
“For those who want to join the party, I want to tell you that they are empty-handed. They have played me wrong because on Sunday, despite being an associate of Rigathi and DCP, the people who came paid KSh 5 million and were received better. DCP has shown reprimand by taking money for promises of tickets,” said Coimbatore.
The MP also accused Gachagua of abusing his supporters and forcing them to deal with a toxic political environment while protecting his personal interests.
In his words, the DCP leader was using his followers to increase political power regardless of their welfare.
“Rigathi has bulletproof vests. You can go to war and someone is wearing bulletproof vests like that. They won’t be shot, but you are hurt. People say I have left DCP, and that is true. Now I can announce that DCP belongs to the gangsters; they took KSh 5m to bring Aloise Kinyanjui Juja, they met him, but I have been honest,” he said.
Why has George Koimburi gone to Ruto’s camp?
Koimburi said now his priority will be to join the camp Ruto and push development projects for its citizens.
Expecting to receive criticism for his decision to leave the opposition, he explained that he was never surrounded by anyone Kenya First nor paid to join the camp.
“The people of Juja have no resources or water. I will join the government so that we can get projects like road construction. No one bought me; I can confirm,” he said.
Koimburi created controversy in May last year when he was reportedly kidnapped in his constituency.
Gachagua and his allied politicians were at the forefront of accusing the situation of being behind the kidnapping.
On May 25, 2025, Koimburi was found abandoned in a Jacaranda coffee plantation in Kibichoi, Kiambu county.
The day George Koimburi was ‘kidnapped’
Later, a video surfaced showing the MP, who was reportedly abducted outside a church in Kiambu County, suffering from pain and appearing to be in great fear.
He was found unconscious, wearing a worn and disheveled blue suit, lying down and not knowing what to do. The MP was rushed to The Karen Hospital for treatment.
Gachagua, accompanied by several DCP politicians, visited Koimburi at the hospital and alleged that the police were involved in his abduction.
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He claimed doctors confirmed that the Juja Member of Parliament was tortured naturally, leaving him with soft tissue injuries.
Gachagua also claimed that Koimburi was injected with a toxic chemical that reduced his ability to speak.
In his words, the MP explained the situation in writing because he could not speak when they visited him.
The DCP leader added that Koimburi’s blood and urine samples were sent to a private laboratory for further investigation to determine the chemical used.
Meanwhile, the DCI department was investigating the matter and finally concluded that Koimburi’s allegation of abduction was a complete lie.
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