TEARGAS INSIDE A CHURCH: RIGATHI GACHAGUA’S KARIOBANGI SAGA AND THE DCP SHOCKWAVE

A thanksgiving church service in Kariobangi North turned chaotic after teargas was fired outside PCEA Kariobangi North, sending fumes into the sanctuary where former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was seated. This in-depth report unpacks the confrontation, the rise of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), and the escalating political tensions reshaping Kenya's trajectory toward 2027. Watch how a local ward victory triggered a national political alarm.
TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Teargas interrupts church service
01:40 Why this was no ordinary thanksgiving
03:20 By-election numbers change the game
05:20 Violence tailing Gachagua’s rallies
07:00 DCP’s rising national profile
08:30 Church symbolism enters politics
09:50 The 2027 question

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