Kindiki Leads UDA Blitz in Mbeere North

On Saturday evening, Kyenire transformed into a sea of yellow as Deputy Party Leader and Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki led a powerful battalion of MPs, MCAs, and regional leaders to drum up support for Muthende. The DP hailed the youthful aspirant as the natural successor to Geoffrey Ruku, saying he was best placed to push the constituency’s development agenda forward.

“We are not asking you to vote for Leonard Wamuthende blindly.We are asking you to vote for him because we know he will continue with road tarmacking, expand electricity connections, improve water access, and manage bursary funds as well as Ruku did if not better," Kindiki said.

Prof. Kindiki  took aim at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of bringing hostility and division into the Mbeere North race. He faulted Gachagua’s party for what he described as “petty antics” and “sowing seeds of discord” instead of presenting a solid development agenda.

“I warn him this is not the place for divisive politics.Our people must coexist peacefully even after the by-election. Mbeere North voters want to hear a candidate’s plan, not insults," he said.

In a stinging rebuke, the Deputy President accused Gachagua of pretending to care for Mbeere North despite, he claimed, having delivered nothing to the constituency during his time in office as deputy president.

The DP also stirred cultural debate, calling out Gachagua over what he termed as behaviours that go against Mt Kenya customs alleging that the former DP had been “entering kitchens and taking tea” in homesteads while campaigning.

“That is not our culture. Let him stop those theatrics and respect our traditions. Men in our region do not enter the kitchen because it is against our culture," he observed.

As the by-election date fast approaches, UDA appears determined to make Muthende’s candidature unstoppable turning Mbeere North into a fierce battleground of competing political philosophies and personalities.