Kindiki said he had listened to the region’s elders and would follow their directive to pursue reconciliation and rebuild a common political voice across Mt Kenya East and West.
“I have heard you, and I will do so as directed,” Kindiki said, signalling the beginning of what is expected to be a wider unity campaign across the region.
His remarks came days after Mt Kenya elders gathered at Kirigiti Stadium in Kiambu County, where they identified Kindiki as a potential unifying figure and called for greater cohesion among the Gikuyu, Embu, Meru and Mbeere communities.
The elders also expressed support for President William Ruto’s administration, giving Kindiki an opportunity to link his unity campaign with efforts to rally the region behind the government as the 2027 elections approach.
Kindiki has repeatedly opposed attempts to divide Mt Kenya along East-West political lines, arguing that the communities share deeper historical, cultural and economic connections than the political differences that currently separate them.
He said leaders should be free to hold different political opinions but should avoid allowing those differences to create divisions that weaken the region’s collective influence.
The Deputy President has already begun putting the elders’ message into practice through a series of engagements in Mt Kenya East. Among his recent activities was an inspection of the Mukothima-Gaciongo-Gatunga Road in Tharaka Constituency, Tharaka Nithi County.
Kindiki later addressed residents at Gaciongo Market during a public sensitisation exercise, where he combined his message of regional unity with the government’s development agenda.
The Deputy President has increasingly placed infrastructure development and delivery of government programmes at the centre of his outreach, arguing that political leadership should ultimately translate into better services and improved living standards for citizens.
The renewed push for unity comes as political competition intensifies across Mt Kenya, with rival political formations seeking to consolidate support and influence the region ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Kindiki now faces the challenge of turning the elders’ endorsement into a broader reconciliation effort capable of bringing together leaders and communities across the region despite their differing political interests.
