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Former president Uhuru Kenyatta's cousin Kung'u Muigai has hailed Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as the new Mt Kenya kingpin.
Kung'u noted that with Uhuru's retirement, Rigathi was the new kingpin of the vast Mt Kenya region.
Speaking in a video shared by NTV, Kung'u stated that by being the deputy president, Rigathi is the Mt Kenya supreme leader the residents should follow.
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"Uhuru Kenyatta is my kin but he is now retired. We are actually with him Ichaweri. Is it possible that anyone who follows him will now come to Ichaweri? We have Rigathi Gachagua here in Mt Kenya. He is the deputy president and our leader whether anyone likes it or not and we will follow his lead.
Uhuru Kenyatta is retired and he is at home. He is now an elder of the villager," he said.
A few months ago, a section of Jubilee leaders insisted that the retired president was still the Mt Kenya kingpin.
The Jubilee leaders, led by embattled secretary-general Jeremiah Kioni maintained that Uhuru remains the supreme leader of the vote-rich Mt Kenya region despite his exit from active politics.
The politicians said the kingpin seat would only be vacant after the former head of state declared he was no longer interested in it.
The leaders also called out their counterparts who have defected to Kenya Kwanza while reiterating that their party leader is Uhuru while the secretary-general is Jeremiah Kioni.
"Recently, we saw some leaders say that Rigathi Gachagua is the Mt Kenya kingpin. The kingpin remains Uhuru Kenyatta. We are standing by him until he says he is tired of holding the seat," the leader said flanked by other Jubilee members said.
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