Wamuchomba blasts Kiambu leaders who attended State House meeting with Ruto

Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has opposed a recent attempt by a section of Kiambu County legislators to distance the county from the Mount Kenya regional bloc.

In a statement posted via her X account on Thursday, August 28, 2025, she blasted the leaders who attended a State House meeting with President William Ruto, accusing them of being out of touch with their constituents.

She argued that instead of rallying crowds to declare Kiambu’s separation, the leaders should have focused on addressing pressing matters such as poor roads, incomplete hospitals, lack of aggregation centres, and the struggles facing coffee, milk, and tea farmers.

Wamuchomba further criticised the legislators for what she described as misplaced priorities, pointing out that the push for separation does not reflect the needs of the people on the ground. She specifically aimed at Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, accusing him of ignoring opportunities that could have benefited Kiambu residents.

She cited his role as co-chair of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO), where she said he declined to accommodate her proposal on the “one man, one vote, one shilling” agenda, a policy she believes would have delivered fairer resource distribution to the county.

The MP also questioned the legitimacy of the entire exercise, raising concerns about whether the proclamation was a genuine political resolution or whether it had gone through proper public participation as required by law.

“Kiambu county MPs went to The house on the hill yesterday, escorted by 4800 people to go and make a proclamation that Kiambu County is NOT part of Mt Kenya. So our biggest problem in Kiambu County is being a Mount Kenya County? So all they were telling the President is that Our Roads are all done? Hospitals completed, aggregation centre completed, coffee milk and tea farmers are happy, and all left is the business of separating us from other Mount Kenya regions ?” Wamuchomba posed.

Adding;

“So will the decision be applicable and affect the amount of capitation funds that will be allocated to our schools? Will our county get more medicine/doctors or more fertiliser from other Mountain counties? Will we get more hospitals or more theatres?”

Kiambu county MPs went to The house on the hill yesterday escorted by 4800 people to go and make a proclamation that Kiambu County is NOT part of Mt Kenya.

So our biggest problem in Kiambu county is Being a Mount Kenya County ? So all they were telling the President is that Our…

These leaders depleted their political ideas and have lost touch with their voters. They can’t hold rallies in their own backyards; they can only ferry paid-up masses to secluded places to try and resuscitate their politics.”

“Kiambu County will not separate from other Mount Kenya counties. We vote as ONE and coexist. This divisive strategy was tried on Mount Kenya East Versus West and failed terribly and we know the architects even this will FAIL mercilessly. Maathe wa Githunguri.”

Standalone region

In recent weeks, several Kiambu MPs, including Gatundu North MP Njoroge Karuria, Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe, Kiambu Woman Representative Anne Wamuratha, Thika Town MP Alice Ng’ang’a, and Kabete MP Githua Wamacukuru, have pushed for the county to be recognised as a standalone region rather than part of the larger Mount Kenya block.

They argue that Kiambu’s large population, high number of registered voters, rapid urbanisation, and economic contributions warrant greater resource allocation, representation, and autonomy.

On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, both Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki endorsed the idea at a meeting at State House, Nairobi. They argued that the move would strengthen Kiambu’s case for more tailored resource distribution and recognition, especially with Thika Town’s upgrade towards city status on the horizon.

However, dissenting voices, including former presidential adviser Moses Kuria, have dismissed the proposals, stressing that Kiambu should remain part of the Mount Kenya region, which commands significant political influence and voting unity. Kuria warned that fragmenting the region would dilute its collective strength.