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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru joins Muthigi cultural dancers during the launch of She campaign bus aimed at attracting more to seek elective positions come 2027, on December 18, 2025. [Jane Mugambi-Standard].
Politically speaking, Kirinyaga County occupies a unique and often misunderstood place in Kenya’s power matrix. The seat of Mwenenyaga, the deity of the Gikuyu, is a symbolic no man’s land in the ongoing contest for the political heart and soul of the larger Mt Kenya region. Its politics are layered, cautious, and at times deliberately opaque—qualities that make Kirinyaga both pivotal and perplexing.
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