Barely a week after flamboyant Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu hinted that the populous Mt. Kenya region will not back DP William Ruto's bid, Kiambu senator Kimani Wamatangi has joined the bandwagon.
The region remains largely divided, just four years to President Uhuru Kenyatta's exit from national politics.
And at a function on Friday, Wamatangi dismissed the idea of 'debt' politics, adding that area residents will vote for someone based on track record.
"Nobody is going to force us to pay debts. We don't owe anybody and such politics are outdated," he said in reference to William Ruto's bid.
Although Ruto maintains that no region owes him any political debt, some of his campaigners led by Kimani Ichungwah have often maintained that re region owes him.
But in a hard tackle, Wamatangi insisted that the region will freely search for a candidate who caters for their interests.
"We shall not be pushed around about the debt. Our people will vote for people based on their integrity," he added.
Last weekend, a section of Rift Valley legislators continued to pike pressure on President Uhuru Kenyatta to endorse Ruto's 2022 bid.
The president however, remained mum about the calls, only urging leaders to work for electorates.