Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has been endorsed as the Mt Kenya Region spokesman by over 50,000 elders who gathered in Kiambu on September 19, 2026. The elders resolved to maintain unity within the region.

• More than 50,000 elders participated in the gathering.
• The primary individual endorsed was Deputy President Kithure Kindiki.
• Elders performed rituals, including sharing three goats, to symbolize unity among the Gìkùyù, Embu, and Meru communities, and rejected calls for the region's division.

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has officially relinquished the symbolic "axe" representing division within the Mt Kenya Region, embracing a new mandate focused on reconciliation and national unity.

• The symbolic handover occurred during a traditional ceremony with Mt Kenya elders on September 19, 2026.
• CS Ruku, representing the Kenyan government, received a flywhisk from the elders, signifying his role as a messenger of unity.
• The elders tasked Ruku with promoting cohesion within the Mt Kenya Region and extending the message of reconciliation across the country.

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has been officially endorsed as the Mt Kenya region’s spokesman. The endorsement was marked by a ceremonial handover of power instruments to him by elders at Kirigiti Stadium in Kiambu County.

• The elders reaffirmed their commitment to regional unity, rejecting any calls for division into separate political blocs.
• Key figures involved include Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and a Solemn Assembly of Mt Kenya elders.
• Symbolic gestures, such as the sharing of three reconciliation goats and the return of an axe to the council, marked the end of political divisions within the region.

Rigathi Gachagua's plan to vet President William Ruto's loyalists after a significant victory in the Ol Kalou Constituency by-election appears to have collapsed.

• The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), led by Gachagua, secured an 85 per cent landslide victory on July 17, 2026.
• DCP candidate Mr Kamau Ngotho garnered 35,440 votes.
• Gachagua had claimed that many government-affiliated leaders intended to align with him but required vetting.