Advocate Ndegwa Njiru has sparked fresh debate by claiming that Deputy President Kithure Kindiki will serve only three years in office and will not feature as a running mate in President William Ruto’s 2027 campaign.

In a pointed post on X on Saturday, Njiru wrote: “Someone tell Kìndiki @_KithureKindiki that he will not even be a WANTAM deputy president, he will only be three years. Kasongo will not even be threatened by túgeges like Kawanjiku.”

“Kìndiki’s goose is cooked. You presided over the chopping of @rigathi, now is your turn to be on the chopping board. PERIOD.”

Njiru’s remarks reference Kindiki’s tenure as Interior Cabinet Secretary during the 2024 impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, suggesting a similar fate could await him.

ODM pressures mount over deputy president position

Njiru’s comments come a day after Kindiki dismissed mounting pressure from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) regarding the deputy president slot.

Speaking on February 14, Kindiki said: “Msibabaishwe na ile mambo kidogo kidogo ambayo mnaskia hapa na pale. Hii mambo ingine yote ya siasa, sisi ndio mafundi wa siasa, my friend. Na hatuongeangi saana. We know we talk at the right time.”

The tension follows ODM’s aggressive push for a larger share in any future coalition with Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA). At a party delegates’ meeting in Mombasa on February 12, 2026, senior ODM figure Oburu Odinga said the party was “targeting very strongly” the deputy president seat as its “fair share” in government.

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga reinforced the position in Kwale County, urging ODM to end its two-decade opposition streak: “We have told our leader Dr Oburu Oginga that we as a party have sat in opposition for 20 years, and come 2027, we do not want to stay in opposition anymore.”

Mt Kenya leaders stand firmly behind Kindiki

Support for Kindiki among Mt Kenya politicians has remained unwavering. Maragua MP Mary Wamaua Waithera warned against conceding the deputy president post, while Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku stated: “Professor Kithure Kindiki is the Deputy President now. He is the one who will remain DP in 2027 and serve up to 2032.”

Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki described ODM’s ambitions as a “dream,” while Kiambaa MP Njuguna Kawanjiku added, “Let them go up, let them go down, we won’t release it… we tell ODM to relax.”