Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during a church service at Gaichanjiru Catholic Church in Kandara, Murang'a County, on August 9, 2026. [DPCS]
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged the Mt Kenya region to remain united despite growing political differences ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The DP warn that electoral competition should not destroy the community’s social bonds or undermine national peace.
Speaking at Gaichanjiru Catholic Church in Kandara, Murang’a County, on Sunday, Kindiki said political contests were temporary while communities and the country would remain long after elections.
He called on residents to tolerate differing political opinions and assess leaders based on their performance rather than political rhetoric, insults or ethnic mobilisation.
“I humbly appeal to you that we should be people who tolerate one another. Even if we have small political differences here at home, we should not use those differences to disrupt the peace of our community and the peace of the nation,” Kindiki said.
The Deputy President cautioned against violence, destruction of property and political insults, saying disagreements over leadership should not turn neighbours and relatives against each other.
“There is no need to throw bad words at each other, throw stones, or burn our businesses. We are all brothers and sisters. Let us stay united. If it is competition, let us compete according to the work of the leader,” he said.