PREMIUM Ruto's 2027 puzzle: Keep Kindiki or chase the numbers? Kindiki is under increasing pressure to demonstrate his ability. Politics Just now

Mr Ruku has argued that the region could command about two million votes and support President Ruto's presidential bid and Prof Kindiki as his running mate.

A Deputy President without numbers to show is reflecting in an abusive political marriage where Prof Kindiki appears to be undergoing interpersonal abuse through coercive power dynamics, public humiliation and systematic isolation.

Mr Gachagua argued that Prof Kindiki's failure to consolidate support in Mt Kenya was becoming a central issue in the debate over the 2027 running mate.