Unending trips to Mt Kenya region by Deputy President William Ruto have won him support among local leaders and residents, a political analyst has said.
Dr Ruto has made numerous trips to the region, with the latest coming on Friday when he toured Maragua, Murang'a County.
According to Javas Bigambo, Ruto has managed to temporary displace President Uhuru Kenyatta as the kingpin of the larger Mt Kenya region.
“Deputy President has quietly been working to displace President Kenyatta as the political kingpin in Mt Kenya, he has won over not only the local leaders and has surprisingly walked away with the residents as well,” Bigambo says as quoted by Standard.
A number of MPs from the region have been rallying behind DP William Ruto as Uhuru's heir, although a section are against his presidency.
Bigambo notes that after the elections in 2017, Ruto has continued to widen his support base.
“Similar attempts have bore fruits in Western and partly in the Coast where he has increased his allies in the Jubilee Party and continues to win members of the opposition to his fold,” he says.
Last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta returned to the Mt Kenya region at Gatundu where he warned Ruto's allies against undermining him.
The head of state insisted that the team, which had been opposing the Building Bridges Initiative report, cannot dictate how it will be implemented.
“I choose to be quiet for now but a time to reckon is coming and we shall elaborately discuss those issues,” Uhuru said.