Lead image for Governor Njuki: Kindiki must be retained as running mate in 2027.
Tharaka-Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki has declared that Mt Kenya will not be split by the emerging political contest over the Deputy President position, saying the region must unite behind Prof Kithure Kindiki as President William Ruto’s running mate in the 2027 General Election.
Speaking at Cheera market in Chuka/Igambangombe Constituency, Governor Njuki said Mt Kenya had remained united since independence despite successive presidents coming from the region, noting that the community supported Kenya’s first President Jomo Kenyatta, third President Mwai Kibaki and fourth President Uhuru Kenyatta, all from Mt Kenya West.
He said the region should now rally behind Prof Kindiki, who hails from Tharaka-Nithi County in Mt Kenya East, and warned that attempts to create divisions between Mt Kenya East and Mt Kenya West would not succeed.
“Mt Kenya will not be split. We will unite in support of Prof. Kindiki because our region has remained united since 1963 and he has delivered,” Njuki said.
Tharaka Nithi County Governor Muthomi Njuki appears before a parliamentary committee on September 3, 2024.
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