Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has challenged the opposition to present an alternative development blueprint to the government's proposed Vision 2060, emphasizing that national planning should transcend partisan politics.

• Deputy President Kithure Kindiki urged the opposition to offer competing ideas instead of mere rhetoric.
• The challenge comes amid an intensifying political debate over the Vision 2060 blueprint, which aims to succeed Vision 2030.
• Kindiki defended President William Ruto's development record, highlighting ongoing projects and programmes across the country.

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has accused former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of misrepresenting the Mt Kenya community's political integrity.

• Ruku asserts that the Mt Kenya region remains committed to supporting President William Ruto for two terms, as previously advocated by Kenyatta and Gachagua.
• Key figures involved include Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku, former President Uhuru Kenyatta, and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
• The controversy arises amidst political realignments in the Mt Kenya region following Gachagua's impeachment and ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki reassured supporters in his home turf of Tharaka-Nithi County on August 2, 2026, that his position as Deputy President is secure amidst rumors of his powers being diminished.

• Kindiki dismissed claims of being sidelined as political propaganda from opponents.
• He urged unity in the Mt Kenya region and defended President Ruto's Vision 2060 development plan.
• The Deputy President also criticized his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua, and dismissed Kalonzo Musyoka's presidential bid.