Gachagua: DCP not ready for coalition talks, focus is on grassroots Former DP says his party is focused on consolidation, not negotiations. Politics 14 min ago

Democratic Party leader Justin Muturi disagrees, insisting that the coalition should settle on a candidate as early as now, and dismissed the NARC comparison, saying unlike 2002, the opposition does not have an obvious flag bearer like the late Mwai Kibaki.

To that end, Mr Gachagua told his fellow principals in the opposition to realise that without numbers, it will be zero work in shouting Wantam, adding that there is no shortcut to mobilising numbers.

Mr Methu said Mr Gachagua has more than once said publicly that the only concurrence that all political parties under the United Opposition should share is the search for a joint presidential candidate.