Three Kings, One Mountain: Who Will Mt. Kenya Crown in 2027

Three Kings, One Mountain: Who Will Mt. Kenya Crown in 2027

April 25, 2025

As we are heading and closer to 2027 general elections, Mt. Kenya is staring down the barrel of yet another political confusion.

According to political commentator Alinur Mohamed, he notes that the region is likely to find itself in a situation strikingly familiar to the turbulence of 1992, the early days of multi-party democracy.

He notes, during this time (1992), Mt. Kenya voters were left confused between Kenneth Matiba’s FORD Asili and Mwai Kibaki’s Democratic Party (DP), creating division and heated debates across the mountain.

Fast forward to 2027, and the scene looks no less dramatic, where the battle lines are being drawn among three powerful forces:

  • President William Ruto, who will likely be seeking to defend his seat to secure his final term,
  • Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is rumored to be quietly working behind the scenes to field his own blue eyed boy,Mr Matiang’i and
  • impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, whose growing influence in the region suggests he’ll also have a horse in the race.

It’s a political déjà vu,” says Alinur. “Mt. Kenya is once again caught in a web of loyalties, stuck between Ruto’s camp, Uhuru’s shadow network, and Gachagua’s emerging power bloc.”

Interestingly this is where it’s getting confusing and risky for kenyans depending on where you sit and supporr politically.

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If Mt. Kenya fails to unite and support a single candidate or agenda, the region will risk diluting its political weight and inadvertently handing Ruto an easier clear highway to re-election.

A divided vote from the mountain would mean they have less bargaining power, fewer parliamentary guaranteed seats, and a reduced say in national affairs.

So, what does this mean for Ruto and Kenya?

For President Ruto it would be an answered prayer and a political jackpot.

That’s, if his challengers in the mountain region can’t rally behind one banner and he manages to secure Raila Odinga’s support. Through that, his road to a second term becomes far less bumpy.

For Kenya however, the implications are more layered. A fragmented Mt. Kenya could shift the political center of gravity, forcing coalitions to look beyond traditional powerhouses and reshaping alliances in unpredictable ways thus sadly having Ruto again as their president.

It could also weaken regional negotiation power, resulting in fewer development promises being kept and more post-election regrets, as witnessed currently.

One thing is clear: unity is power. And if Mt. Kenya doesn’t vote as a bloc, it may just find itself watching the next government take shape from the sidelines.

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