Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has dismissed viral reports claiming his duties were transferred, with a governance expert corroborating that the controversy stems from a misunderstanding of Kenya's legal framework.

• Viral social media claims alleged President William Ruto reassigned Kindiki's coordination of intergovernmental affairs to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
• Governance expert John Burugu stated that any administrative adjustments do not strip the Deputy President of constitutional or statutory powers, highlighting an administrative gap due to the absence of a substantive Cabinet Secretary for Devolution.
• Burugu emphasized that the Deputy President legally chairs the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) per the Public Finance Management Act, a role that cannot change without parliamentary amendment.