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November 13, 2025
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Mbeere North by-elections: Ruto’s litmus test in slippery mountain

Mbeere North by-elections: Ruto’s litmus test in slippery mountain

Mbeere North by-elections: Ruto’s litmus test in slippery mountain..

✨ Key Highlights

The upcoming by-election in Mbeere North Constituency on November 27, 2025, has become a critical battleground for Kenya's dominant political parties, with implications for the 2027 General Election. The seat became vacant after Geoffrey Ruku was appointed Public Service Cabinet Secretary in April 2025.

  • The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has fielded Leonard Muriuki (Leo), while the opposition's Democratic Party (DP), supported by Jubilee Party, Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), DAP-K, and Wiper, is also presenting a candidate.
  • Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku is embroiled in conflict with his own DP party leader, Justin Muturi, and is expected to support the UDA candidate despite being a member of DP.
  • The by-election is seen as a key test for President William Ruto's influence in the Mt Kenya region, which has shown thinning support for his administration's policies since 2022.

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