Will Kiunjuri firing douse rebellion in Mt Kenya region?

Former Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri and his successor Peter Munya in a past function. [File, Standard]

The jury is still out on whether President Uhuru Kenyatta’s sacking of Mwangi Kiunjuri and the move to inject resources to resuscitate the struggling agricultural sectors key to the Mt Kenya region will douse the rebellion in his backyard.

Many Uhuru backers in the region are also placing their hopes on the ability of new Agriculture CS Peter Munya to deliver, citing Kiunjuri’s lacklustre performance as having given the President headache.