Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has dared Mt Kenya leaders for a nationwide duel in a cryptic message.
Through a statement published on Sunday, January 21, Kuria challenged Mt Kenya leaders angling themselves to be kingpins to face him.
Kuria who did not mention names argued that leaders claiming to be Mt Kenya kingpins were only concentrating in the region while ignoring the rest of the country.
The former Trade Cabinet Secretary thus challenged them to a nationwide duel to determine if they were versed to take up the kingpin mantle.
Kuria compared their continued stay and focus only on the Mt Kenya region as an athlete swimming in a bathtub yet he is declared an Olympic champion.
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"You can not be declared an Olympic Swimming Champion for swimming in a bathtub. Oh ye angling for regional supremacy, come and face me in the open Indian Ocean that is the great Republic of Kenya," Kuria stated.
His message came just a day after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua appealed to leaders from the Mt Kenya region to shun divisive politics.
Gachagua alleged a scheme to divide the region ahead of the 2027 polls.
"I urge the leaders to be united and focused. Those scheming to divide the region should know that the people of Mt Kenya are intelligent and are aware of what is happening. Those seeking to divide us are enemies of the region. Our relevance in national leadership lies on our unity. We know what disunity and divisive politics did us in the 1992 and 1997 elections," remarked the Deputy President.
Gachagua shied away from the 2027 succession politics pitting him and Kiharu member of parliament Ndindi Nyoro insisting that he is determined to create a favourable environment for businesses to thrive and help President William Ruto fulfill his campaign promises.
"Elections are over, let us the close debate on who voted where because nobody was wrong in making his/her political choice. Let us not remind people where they voted because that is null. President William Ruto and I decided to move on and unite the people. The region is united behind President William Ruto; the people want development and a conducive environment for their businesses," he stated.
