Speaking during a television interview on Sunday, August 23, Nyoro said Ruto called him and asked him to attend the meeting in Nyahururu.
According to Nyoro, the President also wanted him to read a message prepared for the gathering, but he declined and chose not to participate.
The September 12, 2024 meeting brought together 48 Mt Kenya MPs who endorsed Kindiki as their preferred channel of communication with the national government.
The September 12, 2024 meeting brought together 48 Mt Kenya MPs who endorsed Kindiki as their preferred channel of communication with the national government.
At the time, Rigathi Gachagua was still serving as Deputy President and was constitutionally designated as the President’s principal assistant.
The decision to establish a separate channel through Kindiki sparked controversy within the Mt Kenya political leadership. Gachagua’s allies interpreted the move as an attempt to diminish his influence in the region and create an alternative centre of political coordination around the President.
Nyoro’s absence from the meeting was particularly notable because he was regarded as one of Ruto’s influential allies in Mt Kenya. He said his decision not to attend was deliberate because he did not want to participate in what he viewed as an effort targeting Gachagua.
The Nyahururu meeting later became part of the wider political confrontation between Ruto and Gachagua, which escalated in the weeks that followed and culminated in Gachagua’s impeachment in October 2024.
Gachagua and his allies accused his political opponents of working to undermine his position, allegations that government supporters rejected.
Nyoro’s latest account now places Ruto’s alleged personal involvement at the centre of the Nyahururu episode, offering a new perspective on the political manoeuvres that preceded the collapse of the Ruto-Gachagua partnership.
Nyoro’s latest account now places Ruto’s alleged personal involvement at the centre of the Nyahururu episode, offering a new perspective on the political manoeuvres that preceded the collapse of the Ruto-Gachagua partnership.
The revelation also comes against the backdrop of Nyoro’s own political shift. Once a prominent Ruto ally within UDA, he has since left the party and taken leadership of PPK, putting him in opposition to the President’s political camp.
His account has consequently revived questions about whether the Nyahururu meeting was part of an early strategy to reorganise Mt Kenya’s political leadership and reduce Gachagua’s influence before his eventual removal from office.
Source : The First 10 minutes of the Interview As He Explains His Fallout With Ruto
His account has consequently revived questions about whether the Nyahururu meeting was part of an early strategy to reorganise Mt Kenya’s political leadership and reduce Gachagua’s influence before his eventual removal from office.
Source : The First 10 minutes of the Interview As He Explains His Fallout With Ruto