Kindiki dismisses Gachagua’s ‘mountain kingpin’ claim as rivalry in Mt. Kenya politics escalates

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has dismissed Rigathi Gachagua’s self-proclaimed title as Kingpin of the Mountain, saying no one has chosen him for such a role. Kindiki insisted that as the sitting Deputy President, he is the senior-most leader in the region, adding that Gachagua cannot claim kingship while outside government. Gachagua, in return, stated that the current Deputy President is not his equal , daring President William Ruto to step into Mbeere North for the by-election campaigns