Waiguru: Mt Kenya is ‘Tutam’ and will not abandon Ruto in 2027
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru told a crowd in Kisii on Wednesday that Mt Kenya backs Ruto's re-election bid. She also accused Rigathi Gachagua of treating the Gusii community as just a source of votes.
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru says the Mt Kenya region will stand behind President William Ruto's 2027 re-election bid. She told residents of Kisii town on Wednesday that the region has embraced the 'Tutam' slogan. The slogan signals continued support for the President. According to The Star, she dismissed claims of growing political discontent in the Mountain. Waiguru spoke on the final day of Ruto's four-day development tour of Kisii and Nyamira counties. She said the region was "not moving from there" and backed Ruto "because he has worked." In Kirinyaga, she said, the message is that work will speak. The governor urged the Kisii crowd to judge the government on its record ahead of the 2027 general election. She listed roads, a polytechnic, a KMTC campus and markets she had seen in the town. She then asked the Gusii community directly to give Ruto a second term. Waiguru thanked Ruto for what she…
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