United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has dismissed former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's letter resigning from the ruling party as null and void.
In a statement a few hours after Gachagua's letter announcing his exit from President William Ruto's party, UDA termed his resignation as null and void, as Gachagua's removal as deputy party leader, following his impeachment, automatically ended his membership in the party. "The ruling party, United Democratic Alliance (UDA), officially removed one, Rigathi Gachagua, as its Deputy Party Leader, which automatically revoked his membership," part of the statement. "Today's long paragraphs and 'exit' from the party amount to mere theatrics, hence, inconsequential!
Furthermore, the custodian of political parties' membership is the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP), and that's where the resignation ought to have been directed.
It is null and void!" Deputy President Rigath Gachagua during a church service at the Redeemed Church in Naivasha Town, Nakuru County on March 29, 2025.
