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How Uhuru's return will unsettle Gachagua Ruto camps

Retired Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta with former Interior CS Fred Matiang'i during a grass root party members meeting at Thika Green Golf Resort on 7th November 2025. [Jubilee Party]

The return of Former President Uhuru Kenyatta to active politics has rattled President William Ruto’s and unsettled former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s camps, and at the same time complicated the 2027 General Election matrix.

Last week, Uhuru was in Muranga to introduce former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi, where he revisited his 2022 warning against voting for President Ruto, expressing regret that his caution was not heeded.

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