Leaders from Mt Kenya, allied with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, are demanding the dismissal of Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku. They allege Ruku has engaged in persistent hate speech, calling for President William Ruto's intervention to prevent regional division.

• The demand follows Ruku's recent criticism of Gachagua, whom he accused of inciting tension in the Mt Kenya region.
• Ruku, speaking in Baringo on Monday, December 22, stated that by-election results in Mbeere North disproved Gachagua's alleged influence as the Mt Kenya kingpin.
• Politicians accused the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) of double standards for not taking action against Ruku.