Why President is exposed without these five men from Mt Kenya

President William Ruto and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro at a past event.  [File, Standard]

President William Ruto is returning to the Mt Kenya region without five of his key political pillars who campaigned for him during the last General Election.

They are former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, former Cabinet Secretaries Moses Kuria, Justin Muturi, Mithika Linturi, and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro.

Gachagua, who Ruto chose as his running mate “because he is a gifted ground mobilizer,” was impeached last October amid accusations of tribalism and incompetence.