Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has appealed to a section of opposition leaders from the Mt Kenya region to return to the Kenya Kwanza administration, offering them political accommodation amid signs of widening cracks within the opposition coalition.
Speaking during a meeting with grassroots women leaders in Meru County, Kindiki told leaders allied to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that they still had a place in government if they chose to rejoin President William Ruto’s administration.
He said those who returned would be considered for senior government positions, including Cabinet appointments, while others would receive support to contest elective seats.
“…wale ndugu zangu Munya, Linturi, Kawira, Muturi nimeona walienda kutafuta hifadhi kwingineko, na nimeona wameanza kufanyiwa madharau. Mimi nawaambia warudi nyumbani tufanye kazi pamoja kwa sababu sisi ni kitu kimoja. Wakuje tupangane kwa hii serikali pamoja. Wengine tuwatafutie bendera wakue mawaziri, wengine vitu kubwa. Si sisi ndio kusema?” Kindiki said.
The Deputy President argued that the leaders were no longer receiving the respect they deserved within the opposition, claiming they had been sidelined after leaving government.
“Sasa unakaa kwa mtu anakutusi, hakuheshimu, anakudharau… na hii madharau haijaanza leo, imekua kwa muda. Lakini mimi naona siku ya madharau iko karibu kuisha. Sasa tunaenda katika siku ya heshima. Wale walikuwa wanatudharau, wanaenda kutupigia saluti kwa sababu Mungu ameamua,” he added.
Kindiki’s remarks came a day after Gachagua publicly addressed growing tensions within the opposition over political strategy and power-sharing ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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