Leaders dismiss Kuria on presidency, vow to back Ruto

Deputy President William Ruto (Right) with Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and other leaders during a past State of Nation Address in Parliament. [File, Standard]

Deputy President William Ruto’s engagement in Mt Kenya region on Friday revived the embers of the 2022 succession politics put off a month ago by his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta.

At the burial of Jennifer Njuki, the mother of Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki, leaders publicly differed on the direction they should take with some directly withholding support for the DP, some offering it and yet others backing rival tickets.