Political strategist Pauline Njoroge has weighed in on reports that a section of Mt Kenya MPs affiliated with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) protested their treatment during a recent UDA-ODM retreat in Naivasha.
Njoroge questioned the MPs’ apparent dissatisfaction, linking the reported development to their earlier stance on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who fell out with President William Ruto before his removal from office.
“I hear some Mt. Kenya MPs are now crying foul over the madharau they were openly shown in Naivasha during the UDA-ODM retreat,” Njoroge said.
She argued that the lawmakers had previously defended a political approach centred on loyalty to Ruto, while portraying Gachagua as arrogant, defiant and insubordinate.
“Yet only a few months ago, these same MPs were loudly arguing that the reason Rigathi Gachagua had to be dealt with and kicked out was because he was arrogant, defiant and insubordinate,” she said.
According to Njoroge, the MPs subsequently opted for what she described as “obedience, submission and agreement” with the President, including supporting government policies that she claimed had negatively affected their constituents.
“So they chose the opposite path of obedience, submission and agreement with virtually everything Ruto, including policies that were clearly detrimental to their own constituents,” she added.
Njoroge suggested that the reported treatment of the lawmakers in Naivasha demonstrated the risks of relying heavily on political loyalty.
“After all that loyalty, they are now quietly being shown the door. Their usefulness has simply run its course,” she said.
Her remarks come amid growing political debate over UDA’s relationship with Mt Kenya leaders as the country moves closer to the 2027 General Election.
The reported Naivasha incident has also added to wider discussions about the political direction of the region, particularly following UDA’s defeat in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election.
Njoroge further signalled that opposition to Ruto’s administration would continue beyond Nairobi and the traditional political centres.
“Anyway, sisi tuko ground, hunting down Ruto’s administration from all corners of the country,” she said.