Former Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) board chairperson Irungu Nyakera has held a meeting with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Nyakera and Gachagua met on Monday, April 14, 2025, days after President William Ruto fired the former from his plum job after skipping his Mt Kenya development tour.

In a statement after meeting Gachagua, Nyakera hinted at joining forces with Gachagua to coalesce Mt Kenya voters into one basket ahead of the 2027 polls.

“Because the mountain was shaken, it is now more united than ever before. Asante your excellency H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH for your words of wisdom and great counsel,” Nyakera stated.

Ruto sacked Nyakera through a gazette notice dated April 1, 2025, in his place appointing Samuel Waweru as the new chairperson.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 43 (1) (a) of the Tourism Act, as read together with section 51 (1) of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint Samuel Waweru Mwangi to be the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 1st April, 2025. The appointment of Irunga Nyakera is revoked,” the gazette notice stated.

Since being ousted from the position, Nyakera has been a major critic of Ruto’s administration and his programmes, revealing a bitter fallout.

Recently, Nyakera’s Farmers Party’s National Executive Committee okayed the decision to sever ties with the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition.

As part of the process, the party indicated that it had given a 30-day notice to the Registrar of Political Parties detailing its intention to ditch Kenya Kwanza.

“Accordingly, the National Executive Committee of the Farmers Party met on 7th April 2025 and unanimously resolved to exit the Kenya Kwanza Coalition,” the Farmers Party which recently picked the embattled former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu to lead the outfit, announced.

Farmers Party cited dishonesty among the reasons for deciding to part ways with Kenya Kwanza and the issue of unfulfilled promises.

“While the Farmers Party in good faith entered into a Coalition Agreement with like-minded parties under the Kenya Kwanza Coalition on 23rd March 2022, it is with deep regret that we note a consistent pattern of dishonesty, political infidelity, and outright disregard for both the Constitution of Kenya (2010) and the spirit of our Coalition Agreement by our major our coalition partner,” the letter penned by party’s secretary Simon Kamangu read in part.

Nyakera has also extended his attacks to MPs, accusing them of abandoning their duty to represent the people in favour of serving the interests of the executive.

In a statement shared via his X account on Saturday, April 12, 2025, Nyakera pointed out that in a functioning democracy, Parliament is supposed to defend the rights and interests of the citizens. However, according to him, in Kenya, the opposite is happening.

“I thought it was a joke until I read it myself. In any sane country, Parliament defends citizens but in Kenya, it helps the executive bleed the citizenry dry. It is no longer about representation but economic sabotage. Come 2027, we must evict this entire Parliament as it’s no longer the voice of the people, it’s the mouthpiece of the executive,” Nyakera said.