The Monday stroll—part of Gachagua’s door-to-door blitz in support of Democratic Party (DP) candidate Newton Karish—sparked viral speculation that one of the homesteads he visited belonged to Ruku’s grandmother. But Ruku dismissed the claims as pure fiction.
“Riggy G, stop lying to people that yesterday morning you woke up and went to the grandmother of Ruku. That is nonsense,” Ruku declared at a charged rally.
“If I do not have a mother or a father, as they passed away a long time ago… can my grandmother really be alive?”
The CS went further, calling out Citizen TV for allegedly amplifying the rumour, accusing the media house of “lying to Kenyan people” and bringing “enmity” into Mbeere North politics.
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The constituency has erupted into a high-stakes battleground ahead of the November 27 by-elections.
With Ruku having vacated the seat to join Cabinet, the contest has boiled down to a two-horse race: UDA’s Leonard Muthende versus DP’s Newton Karish.
The political divide is clear. Gachagua, whose DCP candidate stepped aside to back Karish, has thrown his weight behind the DP camp, tagging along other Opposition figures.
Meanwhile, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and CS Ruku have pitched camp for UDA’s Muthende, promising to remain on the ground “until the last vote is cast.”
As both sides escalate their charm offensives, personal appeals, footpath tours, and now family-based accusations have become weapons in an increasingly tense showdown.
With top national figures entrenched in Mbeere North and emotions flaring, the road to November 27 is shaping up to be one of Kenya’s most dramatic mini-polls in recent memory.
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