Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria on Sunday, January 21, became the latest politician from the Mt Kenya region to voice his opinion on the raging Mt Kenya kingpin conversation, pitting politicians from the vote-rich region against each other.
In the last two weeks, politicians from the region have pledged their loyalty either to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua or Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro.
Moses Kuria opined that he was best placed to assume leadership of the region considering what he described him having a better national outlook than his competitors.
Using a swimming metaphor, he reasoned that you cannot be declared an Olympic swimming champion for swimming in a bathtub.
“Oh ye angling for regional supremacy, come and face me in the open Indian Ocean that is the great Republic of Kenya,” he dared other leaders.
Kuria’s sentiments came a day after Gachagua urged politicians from the region to desist from taking sides and concentrate on unifying Mt Kenya.
“Our relevance in national leadership lies in our unity. We know what disunity and divisive politics did us in the 1992 and 1997 elections," he stated.
He alleged those who were fronting different leaders for the kingship were out to divide and conquer the region.
On whether his position as the most senior politician from the region was in jeopardy, he remarked, “Nobody is planning to take someone else's position. These young men should relax.”
Mt Kenya legislators led by Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu and Gatanga MP Edward Muriu have requested President William Ruto to pick Ndindi Nyoro as the preferred running mate in the 2027 presidential election.
"We will request Ruto to choose a young person from Murang’a who is Ndindi Nyoro; Gachagua has lost his ground, treating people disrespectfully, including elected leaders," the parliamentarians stated.
While Ndindi Nyoro is yet to declare officially if he will challenge Gachagua for the Deputy President position, he has refrained from dissociating himself from the Nyutu-led team.
