DP Kindiki vows to floor Gachagua in Mt Kenya

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says he will vanquish his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua, in the heightening political contest for control of the Mt Kenya region ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Both Prof Kindiki and Mr Gachagua claim to have a firm grip on the vote-rich region, taunting each other for a mother of all political fights next year.

While Mr Gachagua has vowed to lock out President William Ruto from the Mountain as the country gears towards the election, his rival, Prof Kindiki, is working round the clock to avert being outsmarted by the opposition.

The only converging point for the two bitter rivals is the clamour to unite the Mountain in their favour.

On Saturday, DP Kindiki continued his efforts to consolidate the Mt Kenya East political base and defend the government's track record by hosting more than 20,000 grassroots leaders from Meru, Tharaka-Nithi, Embu and Isiolo counties.

The meeting at Kinoru Stadium comprised governors, senators and MPs, village elders, Community Health Promoters, former councillors, and former and current MCAs.

It came a day after the Deputy President met 15,000 UDA polling centre officials, whom he charged to act as the ruling party's ambassadors.