Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua | Photo Courtesy.
Nairobi March 5 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said that Mount Kenya region has a formula that keeps them in government forever.
Speaking in Laikipia, Gachagua said that the region should unite behind president William Ruto, and to do it, the community “must unite”.
“We want to unite our people behind [William] Ruto and also cement our relevance in the national political discourse,” he said.
He added, “And since this region found the formula of being relevant, we have remained in government to date by casting our vote as a region in total and that has given us an opportunity to either lead the government or to be part of the government.”
The former Mathira legislator said that the region must make sure that “the region remains in government forever.”
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The move came at a backdrop of rising political rivalry in Mt Kenya beating Gachagua and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro.
While Nyoro kept quiet about the issue, a section of Mt Kenya MPs from United Democratic Alliance (UDA) had thrown their weight behind Nyoro.
Nyoro however, clarified that he is still working under Gachagua, even referring to him as his “boss.”
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Since independence, Mt Kenya region had found itself at the core of every regime.
Jomo Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta, the first, third and fourth presidents of Kenya respectively came from the region.
Even more, the region has huge voting block in the country. In 2022 elections, it had more 5 million voters.
Gachagua called for regional unity adding that his plans is to see the whole region supporting Ruto.
