President William Ruto and his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua held separate meetings with Murang’a MCAs on Friday, September 12, 2025. The move has once again revealed the widening political rift in Murang’a County, a key battleground in Mt Kenya politics.
Gachagua Meets MCAs in Murang’a
Rigathi Gachagua met a section of Murang’a ward representatives. The meeting was marked by fiery remarks from Senator Joe Nyutu.
Nyutu dismissed claims that Murang’a MPs had boycotted the session. He explained that the meeting was an assembly affair, not a political rally.
“To all Murang’a leaders and the whole assembly, it was an assembly matter. That is why they invited me as the senator. The senator has the seat in the assembly, and that is why it is only the senator who is here,” Nyutu said.
He went on to accuse President Ruto of attempting to woo local leaders away from Gachagua’s camp.
“President Ruto doesn’t need to call people to State House to know what Murang’a needs. He called people to bribe them in an attempt to sway them,” Nyutu claimed.
Ruto Hosts Leaders at State House
At the same time, President Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki welcomed another team of Murang’a grassroots leaders at State House, Nairobi.
Kindiki, in a statement on Facebook, said the meeting focused on development programmes.
“At State House, I joined President William Ruto for a consultative engagement with grassroots leaders from Murang’a County. We also reviewed the progress of national government priority projects in the county,” he wrote.
Murang’a’s Political Significance
The back-to-back meetings show how critical Murang’a is in shaping Kenya’s political future. Both Ruto and Gachagua are keen to tighten their grip on the county’s influential vote bloc.
With Mt Kenya politics already shifting, the rivalry in Murang’a could set the tone for the region’s next political realignment.
