Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru maintains that President Uhuru Kenyatta's relevance will not fade off despite resistance from a number of local leaders.
Ever since reconciling with opposition leader Raila Odinga, President Uhuru has been facing rebellion from his backyard, forcing him at times to hit back.
A group of politicians supporting Deputy President William Ruto have been positioning themselves to take over after Uhuru, something which Waiguru says will not happen.
At an interview on Wednesday, the former Devolution minister hailed the president, insisting that he will after all give the unsettled Mt Kenya region directions before his exit.
“If you go to our region, people are talking and assessing. President Kenyatta will lead us in making a decision as Mt Kenya on how the political formation will look like.
“Whether it is Raila or someone else, the presidential candidates must to know Mt Kenya needs representation at the top. At the moment, it would be preemptive. We are open and are uniting,” she said.
Waiguru lashed out at some leaders she accused of sowing seeds of disunity in Mt Kenya region through false claims of neglect and alleged plot to assassinate DP Ruto.
“There are people working hard to split the region so that we have no voice and representation in the future,” the governor said adding that “assassination claims were meant to isolate Mt Kenya.
Governor Ferdinand Waititu, MPs Ndindi Nyoro, Alice Wahome, Kimani Ichung'wah among others have been positioning themselves to take over after Uhuru.