Kindiki touts Ruto’s development record in bid to win back Mt Kenya
Kenyan Deputy President Kithure Kindiki is touring Kiambu County to defend the government's development record and secure support for President William Ruto's re-election. He highlighted progress in infrastructure, agriculture, and education as evidence of the administration's commitment to its 2022 manifesto.
Why it matters
The tour is a strategic effort to regain political influence in the Mt Kenya region, a critical voting bloc for the current administration.
DP Kithure Kindiki tours projects in Kiambu County on October 14, 2026 Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has defended the Kenya Kwanza administration’s development record as he rallies residents of Mt Kenya behind President William Ruto’s re-election bid.
During his tour of Kiambu county on Wednesday, Kindiki said the government should be judged against the promises it made during the 2022 election campaigns, citing road projects, markets, affordable housing and job creation as evidence of progress.
“This government will be held accountable under the manifesto we campaigned on four years ago,” he said.
The DP at different stops in the county said the ongoing infrastructure projects and interventions in agriculture and education demonstrated the administration’s commitment to its pledges.
He cited the construction of modern markets intended to provide traders, particularly mama mboga, with better working conditions.
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