Mt Kenya leaders clash at Kiaraho funeral in early political tussle

Still in Nyandarua, tension was palpable as Mt Kenya politics played out during the funeral service of the late Ol Kalou MP David Kiaraho. A political frontline of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and John Methu took the battle to President William Ruto, who appeared to respond alone as his lieutenants in the region kept a low profile at the event. It was a bare-it-all affair as former allies engaged in what was seen as an early scramble for control of Mt Kenya’s political direction