Deputy President Kithure Kindiki is set to lead yet another high-profile harambee in Nyamira County this Friday, June 20, 2025, as the Kenya Kwanza administration intensifies its charm offensive in the Gusii region. The event, scheduled for Kijauri Town in Borabu Constituency, marks the sixth such empowerment fundraiser led by Kindiki in Kisii and Nyamira counties since April.
The fundraiser is expected to attract a formidable lineup of senior Kenya Kwanza leaders, including President William Ruto’s influential aide Farouk Kibet, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, and over 30 MPs allied to the ruling coalition. Also slated to attend are National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot, National Assembly Majority Whip Sylvanus Osoro, and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja.
County Woman Representative Jerusha Momanyi, a member of the Jubilee Party, is also expected to be present, reflecting growing bipartisan participation in the initiative. Her involvement comes just days after another harambee led by Kindiki in West Mugirango, also held in Kijauri.
The Friday fundraiser is seen as a strategic political move by the Deputy President, whose increased visibility in the region is widely interpreted as an effort to consolidate support ahead of the 2027 General Election. Significantly, the event will take place less than 10 kilometres from the residence of former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i, a prominent figure whose influence in Nyamira remains substantial.
During a previous visit on May 29 in Nyaribari Chache, Kindiki urged farmers to invest more in coffee farming, citing improved earnings due to government reforms. “In 2022, coffee was being bought at Sh50 or Sh60 per kilo. Now, farmers are earning Sh120 to Sh150,” he noted, attributing the rise to Kenya Kwanza’s efforts to streamline the sector.
The recurring fundraisers have involved the donation of millions of shillings, which leaders have defended as proceeds from their personal businesses. As the political temperature rises, Kindiki’s return to Borabu underscores the administration’s determination to make inroads in a region once dominated by the opposition.
