Ruto plays chess in proxy war to tame Gachagua in Mount Kenya

President William Ruto pays a courtesy call to Former President Uhuru Kenyatta at his Gatundu Home on December 09, 2024.  [File, Standard]

President William Ruto plans to take the fight to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s home turf as he seeks to tame the impeached DP’s growing influence in the region.

Insiders told The Saturday Standard that Dr Ruto intends to wage a proxy war against his former DP, with former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s allies leading the assault.

The nomination of former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s allies, including former Kiambu governor William Kabogo, Mutahi Kagwe and former Nakuru governor Lee Kinyanjui into Cabinet ensures Gachagua is check-mated from every corner.