PREMIUM Taking fight to Kindiki's doorstep: Gachagua trains eyes on Mt Kenya East Politics 26 min ago

His immediate challenge, political observers say, is to break Deputy President Kithure Kindiki's grip on Mt Kenya East—the one section of the mountain where Kenya Kwanza has continued to show resilience despite Mr Gachagua's relentless attacks on President Ruto's administration.

Having demonstrated his enduring influence in Nyandarua's Ol Kalou constituency, where his Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) candidate Sammy Waweru garnered 35,440 votes against his main competitor, Muchina Nyaga, of President Ruto’s ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), who managed 5,460 votes, Mr Gachagua now believes the political tide in western Mt Kenya has largely turned in his favour.

Days after handing President William Ruto one of his biggest political blows in Mt Kenya West, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is shifting his attention eastwards in what analysts describe as the next phase of a carefully calculated strategy to wrest control of the entire Mt Kenya voting bloc from him ahead of the General Election.