United Opposition returns to Othaya after Gachagua church attack
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka (centre) and other leaders of the United Opposition (from left) Rigathi Gachagua, Justin Muturi and Martha Karua address the media outside Vigilance House in Nairobi on January 30, 2026.
The Othaya rally is designed not only as a mobilisation forum but as a direct response to last Sunday’s violence.
During last Sunday’s chaos at ACK Witima Church, worshippers were attacked by armed people who also fired at vehicles.
The United Opposition will on Sunday return to Othaya in Nyeri County for a church service and a series of grassroots engagements exactly one week after the violent church attack on former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
The attack saw Mr Gachagua flee amid gunfire, and the coalition says the visit to the same town is a deliberate show of defiance against political intimidation. The United Opposition is also seeking to reclaim public space it believes is increasingly under siege.
