Lobby Group Calls for Unconditional Support for Ruto's 2022 Presidential Bid from Mt Kenya Region

A political lobby group dubbed Mount Kenya Youth Caucus (MKYC) has called for the unconditional support for Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid from the Mt. Kenya region.

In a statement, MKYC chairperson Linford Mutembei said Ruto has supported President Uhuru Kenyatta since the 2013 general election and should therefore be paid back with unwavering support from the Mt. Kenya region in his bid to succeed Uhuru.

Mutembei said the region is solidly behind Ruto's bid for the 2022 presidency, saying a few leaders from Mt. Kenya suggesting otherwise speak for themselves.

“Mr Ruto played a key role in the victory of Jubilee in 2013. He also did the same in August and October. He has been an asset and the only thing Mt Kenya people can do is to give him straightforward support for his 2022 bid and ask him and Rift Valley leaders to turn a deaf ear to a few leaders who have been suggesting that before the region votes for him, we should first go back to negotiations,” Mutembei told Journalists in Kiambu on Thursday.

In 2013, Ruto agreed to support President Uhuru until he completes two terms in office, after which Ruto will take over as Jubilee's flag bearer for the 2022 general elections.