Deputy President Kithure Kindiki (left) and Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua.

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Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leaders have told off Deputy President Kithure Kindiki over his recent instalment as Mt Kenya spokesman.

Speaking in Embu County, allies of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, led by Nyandarua Senator John Methu, reminded Prof Kindiki that kingpin title is not given by elders.

“It is the people of the region who decide who should be the kingpin, but not the elders. Kindiki should stop thinking that he is our kingpin,” said Mr Methu at Kianjokoma in Manyatta Constituency.

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The leaders insisted that Mr Gachagua remains the bona fide kingpin of the vote-rich region.

“Gachagua was chosen by the residents to speak on their behalf and Kindiki should stop being cheated by the elders that he is the spokesman of the region,” Mr Methu added.

Nyandarua Senator John Methu addresses a Democracy for Citizens Party rally in Solai trading centre, Nakuru County on September 6, 2026.

The leaders further said the region is united under Mr Gachagua, while accusing President William Ruto of trying to split the region into East and West for his own selfish political interests.

They told President Ruto that his efforts to divide the region will be an exercise in futility.

“Sh60 billion is being used to split the Mountain so that our votes can be divided, ahead of 2027 polls. We shall not allow this to happen. Our region will remain intact, whether the Kenya Kwanza government likes it or not," said the Manyatta MP, Gitonga Mukunji.

📰 Source: Nation Africa