Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has renewed calls for issue-based politics, warning leaders against ethnic rhetoric as the 2027 elections draw closer. Her remarks, criticizing both CS Aden Duale and former DP Rigathi Gachagua over separate comments, follow a growing political debate over leadership and performance. With recent politrack survey giving her a 70 percent approval rating in Kirinyaga, Waiguru is increasingly being mentioned by political observers as a potential deputy president contender.