Since his impeachment, Rigathi Gachagua has been on a loud and dangerous campaign to crown himself Mt Kenya’s supreme leader — judge, jury, and kingmaker rolled into one. From threatening to declare President William Ruto persona non grata in the region to boldly claiming he holds Mt Kenya voters in his pocket, Gachagua has abandoned humility for hubris.
He now argues that anyone from the mountain who supports Ruto in 2027 is a traitor. According to him, Mt Kenya is his personal property — a political estate where he alone decides who should be elected as governor, senator, MP, or even MCA. He wants to impose his loyalists — not for their ability to serve, but for their ability to kneel.
This is not leadership. This is tyranny in tribal colors.
Gachagua is building a dangerous cult that worships him, demands blind loyalty, and spreads fear. He uses division to silence reason, pits communities against each other, and shouts louder when his lies are challenged.
Mt Kenya must not fall for this con. The people of the mountain are not pawns on a chessboard to be moved at his will. They are thinkers, workers, farmers, professionals, and voters with the right to choose leaders based on vision, not obedience.
Gachagua is not the best thing to happen to Mt Kenya after the repeal of section 2A. He is the very reason we must defend democracy from manipulation.
Mt Kenya does not need a king. It needs freedom — of choice, of thought, and of voice. And in 2027, that freedom must speak louder than fear.
