Deputy President Kithure Kindiki sips tea at a local hotel in Mbeere North constituency on November 25, 2025. /DPCSDeputy President Kithure Kindiki has kept his promise and pitched camp in Mbeere North even after the campaigns for the November 27 by-election ended on Monday.
The DP's move underscores his commitment to ensuring a strong showing for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in the mini-polls, which have been touted as a dry run for the 2027 General Election.
Campaigns officially ended at midnight on Monday, but Kindiki remained behind and on Tuesday coordinated ground operations to mobilise voters.
"Since 7 am, Kindiki held meetings, organising the UDA candidate's polling station agents and reaching out to voter mobilisers to ensure a huge turnout in Thursday’s by-election," a statement released by the campaign team said.
It said the meetings were organised such that they are not deemed to be campaigns, as this would be against the law and the electoral code of conduct.
A local hotel in Mbeere North constituency, where Deputy President Kithure Kindiki had his breakfast on November 25, 2025. /DPCSThe Mbeere North by-election has turned into a fierce political battleground, pitting former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) against the ruling UDA.
DCP has fielded Newton Kariuki, popular as Newton Karish, while UDA’s candidate is Leonard wa Muthende.
In a strategic move aimed at unbalancing his rival, Kindiki on Monday extended an olive branch to Karish, offering him an alternative role outside elective politics.
While making his final submissions, Kindiki said all candidates eyeing the Mbeere North seat are sons and brothers misled by politicians.
“Hata huyo Karish ni mtoto wetu. Ile kazi hawezi ni hii ya ubunge. Ikiwa watashindwa, mniletee niko kwa ofisi nitawatafutia kazi (Even Karish is our son. What he can't handle is being MP. If they are defeated, bring him to my office, I will give him a job),” he said.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki sips tea at a local hotel in Mbeere North constituency on November 25, 2025. /DPCSOn Monday, Kindiki displayed confidence in a peaceful post-election outcome, urging residents to exercise their democratic rights calmly come Thursday, November 27.
He warned against extending the heated political rivalry beyond the by-election.
Kindiki’s approach contrasts sharply with his rival’s, as DCP leader Gachagua left the constituency a day before the campaign ended.
Kindiki stayed until the final day and held high-energy campaign rallies in Karerema and Gitiburi, where he sold Wamuthende as the best replacement for Geoffrey Ruku, whose appointment as Public Service CS occasioned the by-election.
Kindiki's presence on the ground beyond the campaign period, coupled with strategic outreach and legal guidance, positions UDA strongly to secure voter turnout and maintain order as they prepared to meet Karish at the ballot, a tough opponent in his own right.
“Very soon, I will be the firstborn of the United Opposition. We are determined to last to the end and win this election,” he said.
