Mt Kenya leaders support new lineup, selection of Kiunjuri for powerful slot

DP William Ruto chats with former MP Mwangi Kiunjuri when he arrived for a church service at PCEA Nanyuki. (PHOTO: DPPS)

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s political stronghold, Mt Kenya, is generally happy with the new Cabinet lineup dominated by leaders from the area and those from the Rift Valley, Deputy President William Ruto's backyard.

Devolution docket nominee Mwangi Kiunjuri was probably rewarded for being the among the first party leaders to volunteer to disband his Grand National Union (GNU) to join the Jubilee Alliance as requested by the President.