Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has declared the Mt Kenya region a UDA zone and warned opposition leader Rigathi Gachagua against campaigning there, citing recent by-election victories as evidence of the region's pro-government stance.

• Deputy President Kithure Kindiki asserts that recent by-election wins in Mbeere North and Isiolo South demonstrate the Mt Kenya region is a UDA stronghold.
• Rigathi Gachagua, Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader, is planning a tour of Tharaka-Nithi and Meru counties.
• The national government is investing one billion shillings in the construction of a new ward complex at Meru Level Five Hospital and another one billion shillings for an ultra-modern fresh produce market at Gakoromone.