Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s received a major boost in his quest to succeed former President Uhuru Kenyatta as Mt Kenya kingpin.
On Tuesday, December 20, a faction of the Kikuyu Council of Elders declared their support for Gachagua and his boss, President William Ruto.
The council rallied behind Gachagua while meeting Nyeri governor Mutahi Kahiga.
Led by the council’s national Vice Chairman David Muthoga, they vowed to support the new administration.
“We are proud of Ruto for picking our son Rigathi as his deputy and we don’t have a choice other than rallying behind him. I am employed by the government. Whom am I to go against the government?” Muthoga revealed.
Muthoga serves as the chairman of the Tana Water Works Development Agency (TWWDA).
Nyeri governor, Mutahi Kahiga, received 31 bales of maize floor from the elders to cushion families affected by drought in the county. In his speech, he urged the council leaders to rally behind Rigathi Gachagua.
“I am glad because the elders have given their commitment that they are solidly behind the government Ruto. Gachagua is a son of this county and we will rally behind him as a team.
"The mountain must remain united and the only way we will achieve that is by supporting Gachagua who is our main gateway to Ruto,” the governor declared.
Gachagua, on Monday, December 19, had called on the former President, Uhuru Kenyatta, and other Mt Kenya leaders supporting Azimio La Umoja to join the Kenya Kwanza government.
“If the former president has noted that there are no benefits in being in Azimio, he should return home. We welcome him here in Kenya Kwanza,” he remarked.
The DP also declared his intention to unite Mt Kenya region under one political roof and mentor young political leaders.
