Ruku urges Muturi, Munya and Kivuti to back Kindiki against Gachagua
Key points
- CS Geoffrey Ruku urged Justin Muturi, Peter Munya and Lenny Kivuti to align with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki.
- He accused former DP Rigathi Gachagua of dividing Mt Kenya East and turning on allies, citing criticism of Uhuru Kenyatta.
- Remarks came at public meetings in Chuka/Igambang’ombe (Tharaka Nithi) and Kiritiri, Mbeere South (Embu).
- Ruku framed Kindiki support as a way to protect regional bargaining power ahead of the 2027 General Election.
In the contest for Mt Kenya’s political map, Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku drew a hard line: leaders from the region’s eastern flank should organise around Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, not former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Capital FM reported from his midweek trail.
Speaking at separate public meetings in Chuka/Igambang’ombe Constituency, Tharaka Nithi County, and in Kiritiri, Mbeere South Constituency, Embu County, Ruku urged Democratic Party leader Justin Muturi, Party of National Unity (PNU) leader Peter Munya and Devolution Empowerment Party (DEP-Mbus) leader Lenny Kivuti to work with Kindiki. He claimed Gachagua no longer valued the three men and warned they risked political marginalisation if they stayed in his camp.
Bargaining power, “divisive politics” and 2027
Ruku described Muturi, Munya and Kivuti as influential figures whose support for Kindiki would strengthen Mt Kenya East’s voice and bargaining power ahead of the 2027 General Election. He accused Gachagua of pursuing divisive politics and repeatedly turning against political allies, citing public criticism of former President Uhuru Kenyatta as an example. He further alleged that Gachagua was seeking to isolate Mt Kenya from the national government — an approach, Ruku warned, that could undermine development and economic opportunities for residents.
The speech is pure coalition geometry rather than a new policy circular: it puts named party leaders on a Kindiki path and frames Gachagua’s opposition project as a risk to regional access to the centre. For voters and party organisers, the test remains whether Muturi, Munya and Kivuti publicly answer the call, and whether local development pipelines actually shift with any realignment. Politics desk: Politics. Related context: 2027 elections political map hub. Verified meeting locations, named leaders and quoted framing from Capital FM; no formal response from Gachagua, Muturi, Munya or Kivuti was included in the same report.
Until those answers land — or until instruments such as coalition pacts and nomination papers appear — Ruku’s tour lines are positioning, not ballot outcomes. Mt Kenya East residents will measure the argument against jobs, roads and county budgets more than against rally rhetoric alone.
Based on Capital FM reporting of CS Ruku’s public remarks in Tharaka Nithi and Embu. Party statements and later coalition documents control any formal realignment.
