Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been dealt a blow after one of his staunch supporters pledged allegiance to President William Ruto.
Maragua Constituency Member of Parliament Mary Wamaua on Thursday, April 3, shifted the political landscape in Central Kenya once again after she publicly endorsed the President, claiming that she made a mistake in supporting Gachagua.
While speaking during the Head of State's tour in Nyandarua, the MP claimed she was had been in talks with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, whom she claims she has been in talks with since November 2024.
"Professor Kithure Kindiki is my good friend. I know (Mr President) you have been watching me, and I have been in talks with Kindiki since November," the MP said amid cheers from the crowd.
She added, "Let me tell you, Mr. President, you are my good friend, and I want to say that besides some few mistakes, slipping is not falling."
The latest development is likely to throw a spanner in the works, especially because Wamaua was among the most vocal defenders of the former DP.
In the wake of the impeachment motion against Gachagua, Wamaua criticised lawmakers over the move, describing it as 'unfortunate. '
“If the Deputy President is being hanged through the impeachment motion for advocating for the unity of the mountain, one day, history will fight for itself. We know they fear when the mountain is united,” she said in October 2024.
After Gachagua's impeachment, Wamaua maintained a cordial relationship with the former DP and was recently with the latter during a church service at Almighty God Ministries in Mathioya, Murang'a County.
Weeks later, Wamaua seems to have changed tune following the President's Central Kenya tour, which entailed development tours in Ol Kalou, Kinangop, Kangema, and her constituency Maragua.
During Ruto's Maragua tour, she added: "The President asked me a question, and because the people who employed me have spoken, whoever you call your president, I also call my president."
"So Mr President I am your servant and I hope you utilise my services to take Maragua and Murang'a County forward."
