Former Deputy President and DCP Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has announced plans to cut short his month-long U.S. tour to join his party in preparations for the upcoming by-elections scheduled to be held in various parts of the country.

“I regret being unable to visit the scheduled remaining States since I need to get back home to join our party, DCP Democracy in preparation for the upcoming By-Elections in various parts of our country,” he posted on his X account.

While issuing apologies to the organizers, Gachagua said he has rescheduled the rest of his trip to early 2026.

“I am sorry to cut my trip short; my profound apologies to the organizers and Kenyans whom I were to meet; the same has been rescheduled to early next year.”

Gachagua’s decision to return home follows the accusation he made, linking President William Ruto to Sudan’s paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with the Somalia-based terror group Al-Shabaab.

“I saw Ruto today fumbling with words, claiming the Americans have a problem with him because of his relationship with China. That is not the issue. The Americans want to investigate, to unearth, your business dealings with Hemedti (Mohamed Hamdan Dagal) of RSF, where you are doing good business and supplying arms to the terrorist group to kill women and children,” Gachagua claimed.

His statement led the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to order Gachagua to appear before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and record a statement upon his return to Kenya after his US tour.

“We expect him to tell us which Al-Shabaab did we negotiate with and who negotiated with those Al-Shabaab because we must stop the propaganda that is going on outside the country,” Murkomen announced.