Githunguri Member of Parliament (MP) Gathoni Wamuchomba has raised questions over the absence of Rift Valley delegations in the series of State House luncheons and social gatherings hosted by President William Ruto.
In a statement on Sunday, August 31, 2025, Wamuchomba observed that while delegations from various regions have been hosted at the House on the Hill, those from the Rift Valley the President’s political backyard are yet to be accorded similar visibility.
“Let me speak for my brothers and sisters from Liftivaalley. I am yet to see a dine and dance delegation in the State House, which is a house on the hill for all of us. Or is there no mursik in Nairobi? Happy Sunday,” Wamuchomba stated.
Her remarks came days after President Ruto welcomed leaders and residents from Kiambu County to State House on August 27, an event that featured religious leaders, elected officials, business figures, and youth groups. Earlier, delegations from Kisii and Nyamira counties had also been hosted, alongside a central empowerment forum that brought together over 15,000 Nairobi residents.
The MP’s concerns add to growing murmurs within Kenya Kwanza’s Mt. Kenya bloc about the President’s political and development priorities. Just a week earlier, Nyandarua Senator John Methu criticized Ruto for unveiling numerous projects in Homa Bay County, a region that overwhelmingly voted for the opposition in 2022.
Methu, speaking in Mbeere on August 23, accused the Head of State of overlooking his strongholds. “Did the people of Homa Bay vote for him? So when you hear them say we should stay in government, are they not fools? And if we stay in government, should it be one that kills people?” Methu posed.
The recent remarks by both leaders highlight simmering tensions within the ruling coalition, as questions linger over whether loyalty in 2022 is translating into political recognition and development dividends in 2025.
