Deputy President Kithure Kindiki./DPCS
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has announced plans to host Murang’a leaders for a consultative meeting on Thursday aimed at discussing development priorities and the implementation of the government’s agenda in the region.
Kindiki revealed the planned meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, while speaking during a public participation exercise in Murang’a County.
He said the meeting would bring together local leaders to review development priorities and ensure the government delivers on commitments contained in the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) manifesto.
“Tomorrow, I will be meeting Murang’a leaders. We will talk about development in the region and not politics. We have to make sure that the UDA campaign manifesto has been fulfilled and we are ready,” Kindiki said.
The Deputy President said the government would prioritise major infrastructure projects in the region, including the Bombo–Gwa Thamaki Road, which he said would cost the government billions of shillings.
Kindiki said the road project was expected to stimulate economic activity in the region and directed that its construction should begin and be completed within one year.
He also highlighted the government’s investment in sports infrastructure, saying the projects were part of commitments made during the 2022 election campaign.
In Murang’a, Kindiki said Gakoigo Stadium is being constructed at a cost of Sh800 million, while KSh900 million has been allocated for Mumbi Stadium in Kiharu.
He also used the forum to defend his approach to politics, saying he would focus on development, peace and unity rather than engage in political insults.
“I know President William Ruto, and I shall pass the test on development. But if it is a contest of insults, we will fail because we do not know how to insult, nor do we want to,” Kindiki said.
He said he had forgiven those who had criticised or insulted him and would not respond in kind, saying elders had instructed him to promote peace and unity in the Mt Kenya region.
Kindiki warned against politicians allegedly using young people to fuel political confrontations, urging leaders to conduct their campaigns peacefully.
He cited past political contests involving former leaders Mwai Kibaki, Kenneth Matiba and Uhuru Kenyatta as examples of competitive politics that, in his view, did not result in widespread destruction in the Mt Kenya region.
Speaking, Maragua MP Wamaua praised the government for key projects in the area, noting that the people are fully behind the Kenya Kwanza administration.
“We are fully behind the government, and we are not leaving,” she said.
Nominated MP Sabina Chege used the event to praise the government for launching development in the region.
Sabina urged locals to preach peace and unity and stop the politics aimed at dividing the community.
