Mt Kenya splits into three as fights over Uhuru Succession intensify

Politics in Kenya have in most occasions split the country but can you imagine that this time, they are splitting a region? A dilemma has been posed by President Uhuru Kenyatta after he declined to declare his successor after his term comes to an end in 2022.

This dilemma from President Kenyatta has left leaders from Mt Kenya to continue searching for the region’s kingpin, a move that has left the region divided into three groups as they seek to find a new leader after President Kenyatta exits the political scene.

One group, however, feels the President is too ‘young’ to retire. They are pushing for a referendum to change the Constitution for an inclusive government that accommodates a prime minister.

The group, backed by powerful political establishments, wants Uhuru to remain powerful in the government that will be formed after the 2022 polls.

The second group oscillates around Deputy President William Ruto, who is likely to be Uhuru’s successor after the President announced last month in Nandi that he will support Ruto’s presidential bid.

Uhuru was touring development projects in the region.

However, the third group wants a change of the status quo. They argue that Uhuru’s support for Ruto was personal.

Apart from the first team of the political establishment, the two teams want a change of the status quo in the region.

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The groups fighting to hold the grip on the region want to have a stake in the next government where they can influence policies at the national level.

The groups against the establishment argue that Uhuru is not accessible and the area lags in development, despite voting for him overwhelmingly in the last polls.

Despite politicians being the face of the tough succession battle, according to  The Star, the business community, the clergy and professionals are heavily involved. Some are said to be ready to fund in a bid to push for their agenda.

With the fast shaping political landscape in the region, those who trust in the DP say Ruto is accessible and has helped them grow both economically and politically.

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On March 29, plans by the group to endorse Ruto in Naivasha aborted after an MP called State House and other power brokers to raise the alarm.

Recently, former prime minister Raila Odinga, President Kenyatta and DP Ruto held an indoor closed meeting at deputy president’s office, the meeting that Kenyans speculated was about 2022 succession.

However, no one is pretty sure of what the meeting was about. Do you think the trio will join together to form another government in 2022?

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