His sentiments have drawn criticism, with president’s allies accusing him of gravitating towards Deputy President William Ruto, a critic of BBI. However, Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu exudes confidence that the president is still the Mt Kenya political kingpin. At the Mt Kenya parliamentary group meeting held at Thika Greens in Murang’a County last week, over 50 invitations had been sent but only 31 MPs attended and five sent apologies. “Out of the 91 elected leaders in the Mt Kenya region, less than 15 have been hoodwinked into beating drums of war instead of preaching unity. Another interesting development happened this week regarding two Mt Kenya governors.

Source: Standard Digital January 16, 2021 15:22 UTC