Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has urged Mt Kenya political leaders to embrace unity and tolerance ahead of the 2027 General Election, warning that the region risks political divisions if leaders pursue competing interests.
Wamuchomba has called on politicians across the region's different political parties to unite and consolidate their support, regardless of their parties' influence, size or political standing.
The region has increasingly become a centre of competing political interests, with several leaders positioning themselves as potential kingpins ahead of the next elections.
Those at the centre of the emerging contest include Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, who recently defected from the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to the People's Party of Kenya (PPK).
Speaking during a livestream broadcast on her social media platforms on Thursday, Wamuchomba cautioned that political intolerance could undermine the region's collective interests.
"Mt Kenya has never practised politics of hatred, but I am fearing those are the politics we are doing," she said.
The MP challenged residents to question the political decisions advanced by their leaders rather than blindly follow particular political formations.
"Let us not pursue four while losing eight," she said, warning against political strategies that could weaken the region's bargaining power.
Wamuchomba cited political cooperation among leaders from Western Kenya as an example that Mt Kenya politicians should emulate.
She pointed to the cordial relationship between leaders who have previously been on opposing sides, including Bumula MP Jack Wamboka and Kimilili MP Didymus Barasa, who recently held a joint meeting without exchanging political insults.
She also cited engagements involving Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and other Western Kenya leaders as evidence that politicians can set aside their differences to advance a common regional agenda.
"Sifuna and other leaders from Western have been walking together. We even saw some MPs whom we thought they have been fighting conducting a joint meeting without insulting each other. They are consolidating Western so that they can walk together in unity," she said.
She urged Mt Kenya politicians to assess their individual political strengths and bring their supporters together instead of engaging in supremacy battles.
"We ought to ask ourselves: how many votes does Wamuchomba have? We ask the other person: how many votes do you have? Bring them. You from Meru, how many votes do you have? Bring them on board. You from Nakuru, bring the votes you have," she said.
The MP maintained that all political parties in the region should be accommodated in efforts to build a common political front.
"All parties in the Mountain should unite, regardless of their size or when they were started. We should rally Mt Kenya together in one vote to enable us to make an informed decision," she said.
Wamuchomba, who recently defected from UDA, has yet to announce the political party under which she intends to contest the 2027 General Election or the elective position she will seek.
