Political tensions in the Mount Kenya region continue to intensify as senior leaders openly clash over who should become the region’s kingpin ahead of the 2027 General Election. The latest confrontation features Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru, who has issued a strong warning to fellow Mt. Kenya residents and her supporters about aligning with impeached former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Ms Waiguru, speaking on Friday Dec 5, said the region must be cautious, noting that Mr. Gachagua no longer holds any political or leadership office, making him unfit to lead Mt. Kenya into the next political cycle.
According to the governor, Gachagua’s impeachment marked “the end of his political viability”, and following him “blindly” would be a strategic mistake for the vote-rich region.
“Mimi wacha niseme ukweli mtupu. Kwa Wamunyoro siendi na kwa hivyo msiningojee huko,” Governor Waiguru insisted, dismissing any possibility of joining the former DP’s emerging political camp.
She further questioned how a leader who can no longer legally hold any public office could embark on a mission to rally the entire Mt. Kenya region behind him. She argued that, unlike Gachagua, she currently occupies a constitutional office and therefore has more legitimacy to speak on regional political matters.
The Kirinyaga Governor’s remarks add to the growing chorus of Central Kenya leaders distancing themselves from the recently launched Democratic Congress Party (DCP), which Gachagua is championing as he seeks to consolidate support following his impeachment.
The mounting friction underscores an increasingly fractured Mt. Kenya political landscape, as factions scramble to shape the region’s succession politics and determine its next political torchbearer ahead of the 2027 polls.
'Kwa Wamunyoro siendi:’ Governor Waiguru insists that she will not join former DP Gachagua’s political camp pic.twitter.com/ujPPF2Duq3
— Daily Nation (@NationAfrica) December 5, 2025