Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro is under attack from two sides, The Star reported. President William Ruto's allies accuse him of hypocrisy. Allies of DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua accuse him of political double-dealing. Nyoro now leads the People's Party of Kenya (PPK).
The latest attack came from Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi, a vocal defender of the President. In a social media post, he challenged Nyoro to explain what he called inconsistencies in his criticism of Ruto's business dealings. Wamumbi said Nyoro stays quiet about the businesses of former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Gachagua. Yet when Ruto does business, he said, Nyoro complains "from morning to evening". He also hinted that he could reveal more about Nyoro. "You can't be a mole on both sides, my brother. Remain on one side," he wrote.
Ruto's aide Farouk Kibet has also gone after the MP. He called PPK a small "wheelbarrow" that the President's camp had given Nyoro. Kibet said it was not given to him to go around insulting the President.
The DCP side is just as hostile. On Inooro TV, Nyandarua Senator John Methu, DCP's secretary-general designate, called Nyoro a mole trying to break up the opposition. The two have clashed over money for the Ol Kalou by-election campaign. Methu said Nyoro gave DCP nothing. Nyoro said Gachagua personally asked him for support. He said he paid Methu directly and sent money to Gachagua through his personal assistant. Methu also said Nyoro had advised him not to form a separate party because it would split opposition votes. Nyoro then started PPK himself, Methu said. Nyoro disputes that account.
Nyoro said his move to the opposition is genuine. He denied it is a government plan to divide it. On October 22, he accused DCP-affiliated leaders of running a smear campaign on vernacular radio and TV. He asked Gachagua to rein them in. He said he will back whoever the opposition picks as its 2027 presidential candidate, including himself if he is the choice. He describes PPK as a home for politicians who want to join neither UDA nor DCP.
Gachagua has refused to get involved in the feud, Nairobi Wire reported. "I will not deal with pettiness and trivialities. I am a national leader," he said in an interview. He added that Nyoro was welcome at his Wamunyoro home "as long as he speaks my language". He also said Mt Kenya voters had already made their choice. He pointed to the 35,000 votes DCP won in the Ol Kalou by-election.