Ruto Unhappy About Secret Meeting Between Kindiki and Kenyatta

President William Ruto is reportedly unhappy about a secret meeting between Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

According to a report by Africa Intelligence, the two are said to have held a meeting. However, the exact details and date of the meeting remain undisclosed, but it has sparked political tension, with Ruto allegedly perceiving the meeting as undermining his authority.

Last month, rumors flew around of a rough patch between the DP and another confidant of the president. “And his personal adviser, Farouk Kibet, has also criticized the deputy president,” writes the publication.

While Kindiki and his team were quick to dismiss the rumors, it left many with doubts about exactly what was happening behind the scenes.

The rumors were sparked by the disappearance of the camera-friendly DP from the public domain, and when he showed up at a wedding wearing dark shades, the rumor mill went into overdrive.

President Ruto had met his predecessor at his Ichaweri home to consult amidst rising political temperatures in the country.

Following the meeting, Ruto appointed William Kabogo, Mutahi Kagwe, and Lee Kinyanjui, all of whom are Uhuru’s allies, to his cabinet in a bid to hasten his broad-based government reform.

However, it didn’t take long before Uhuru turned his guns on the president when he called upon the youth to keep protesting against bad governance and corruption. “We’re behind you, don’t be intimidated, keep fighting for your rights,” Kenyatta said in a rare public address a week ago.

His sentiments didn’t go down well with the president, who has been under siege from attacks by Generation Z that led him to drop the controversial Finance Bill 2024 and reshuffle his cabinet. Even then, little has changed as they are still baying for his blood under the ‘Ruto Must Go’ campaign, in which they’ve put up a spirited fight on social media calling for his exit from power.

Weeks after the alleged meeting, Ruto and Kindiki appear to have reconciled, as the two have been seen close and chatty during the Western region development tour where the president is keen to retain his support ahead of the 2027 elections, which he is confident of winning again.

“Ignore the misinformation on social media; those people think they can outshine me? They have no idea who I am. When the time comes for politics, I’ll show them dust, I’ll win early in the morning,” the president said at one of his rallies in Kakamega.