Ngirici Hints at Next Move After Dumping Ruto

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Kirinyaga Woman Representative Purity Ngirici (left) with Deputy President William Ruto (right) at a past event
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Politics is a game of chess and as the end game nears, various politicians are making calculated moves suited to their best interests.

Kirinyaga Woman representative Purity Wangui Ngirici has hinted at her next direction after exiting Deputy President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

Taking to her socials on Wednesday, January 5, the politician echoed words from the Mt Kenya forum comprising of former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo, The Service Party leader Mwangi Kiunjuri, NARC-Kenya leader Martha Karua, and Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria- noting how the region has the numbers to sway the votes in a particular direction.

Kirinyaga Governor Purity Ngirici (left) and DP William Ruto welcomes Governor Anne Waiguru to UDA on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
Kirinyaga Woman Representative Purity Ngirici (left) and DP William Ruto welcoming Governor Anne Waiguru to UDA on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
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"The interests of Mt Kenya can't be dictated by outsiders. It's only through partnerships and election of independent minded leaders that Mt. Kenya will benefit," she stated.

The Woman representative added that the Deputy President slot would come from the region- but affirmed that they would avoid the frosty relationship between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy. 

"We as the mountain might produce a Deputy President but we can only be sure that he/she shall be respected if we have a formidable coalition.

"This is the voice equally being echoed by H.E William Kabogo, Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri , Hon. Martha Karua , H.E Kiraitu Murungi and Hon. Moses Kuria who have political parties that some quarters are referring to as tribal arrangements.

"We might not be producing a President in 2022 but we have the numbers to determine who becomes the President. Respect the mountain," she stated.

Ngirici has been at loggerheads with Kirinyaga's incumbent governor Anne Waiguru as the two are set to clash for the seat in the coming 2022 General Election.

The rift intensified when Waiguru joined UDA- potentially pegged as the favourite to clinch the UDA party ticket. This led to Ngirici exiting the party- noting that Kirinyaga residents would elect a person based on what they can do and not the party they are affiliated to.

The DP has however assured UDA aspirants countrywide that the party will conduct free and fair nominations ahead of the August polls.

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A photo of President William Ruto and Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru during a meeting in Karen, Nairobi.
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