Former DP Gachagua suffers heavy setback in first head-to-head with President Ruto

It was not just a parliamentary by-election. It was a contest for the control of the soul of the vote-rich Mt. Kenya region. President William Ruto's UDA win in Mbeere North parliamentary by-election, where he faced off with his former Deputy Rigathi Gachagua, may have opened a new political chapter in Mt. Kenya politics in the run up to the 2027 General election.