From Nyoro to Kindiki: How Ruto allies flip-flop on DP replacement

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro addresses a past rally. [File, Standard]

Three months ago, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro was eternally airborne attending one meeting after another as the chief guest, honouring his peers’ calls and was the face of anti-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua push.

He represented President William Ruto in many church fundraisers where he donated loads of cash varying from Sh1 million to Sh3 million. The many MPs who surrounded him called him the 6th while others from Murang’a said that Kiambu and Nyeri had taken them for a ride for far too long as the two counties have produced prime ministers and presidents and now Gachagua is the deputy president.

Although he never directly attacked the deputy president, the leaders who always accompanied him claimed 2027 will be ‘Muranga’s time’ while others pushed for  ‘a generational card’ to present Nyoro as the best suited leader to replace Gachagua.