This archive report was first published on 25 June 2021.
On Friday, June 25, 2021, hundreds of women in Kiambu took to the streets to protest the defection of Woman Representative Gathoni wa Muchomba to Deputy President William Ruto's camp.
The women, who were in their hundreds, accused wa Muchomba of disrespecting President Uhuru Kenyatta by jumping ship.
They faulted her, saying she had not been instrumental to the women of Kiambu since she got into office in 2017.
"So many women elected her in 2017 and she did not ask any of us before she defected to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA)," one of the women stated.
The women added that they were embarrassed by wa Muchomba's move.
On Wednesday, June 23, the legislature announced that she had defected from President Uhuru Kenyatta's camp and joined that of Deputy President William Ruto.
Wa Muchomba alleged that members of her constituency had pressured her into joining the DP.
"I am aligning myself with the DP because that is where my people want me to be," she stated.
However, a section of leaders allied to the DP welcomed Gathoni to their team, adding that more leaders were looking to join the party in coming months.
