Bitter sibling rivalry threatens to split Ruto camp ahead of 2022 poll

New Juja MP George Koimburi (right) together with Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria at the Mang`u high shool tallying centre when Koimburi was declared the winner of the byelection on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Bitter sibling rivalry among allies of Deputy President William Ruto in Mt Kenya region is threatening to split the Hustler Nation ahead of 2022 polls.

The forthcoming Kiambaa parliamentary by-election has lifted the lid on the simmering supremacy battle in Tangatanga camp as leaders jostle to be in Ruto’s inner circle based on their perceived influence in the region.