Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has removed Hezron Obaga as Secretary General of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) and replaced him with Nyandarua Senator John Methu.

The move, announced amid growing political activity within the opposition, removes one of the party’s founding officials and elevates a close ally who has been at the forefront of defending Gachagua’s political agenda.

“The media must know who to contact. Senator John Methu is a DCP party member, and he will start acting as the Secretary General designate and the spokesperson of DCP on all matters from today,” Gachagua announced.

“In due course, his name will be forwarded to the register of political parties so that he is registered as the duly appointed secretary general of DCP,” he added.

According to Gachagua, the decision followed a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), which resolved to appoint Methu.

Gachagua, however, did not lay bare the reasons why Obaga, a founding member of the party, was removed from his position as the party’s spokesperson.

Hezron Obaga had been serving as the founding Secretary General of DCP since its launch in May 2025.

Before joining DCP, Obaga was affiliated with the Jubilee Party, one of Kenya’s major political outfits.

However, he was not widely known in elective politics, suggesting his role was largely within party structures rather than as a public-facing politician.

During his tenure, he was at the centre of internal controversy during the 2025 Magarini by-election, where DCP candidate Furaha Chengo Ngumbao publicly parted ways with the party, accusing Obaga of poor communication, neglect of grassroots concerns, and failure to provide clear guidance to aspirants, leaving them to navigate the process without proper support.