Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi now says that he got saved after President William Ruto visited his Mukurwei-ini village.
His remarks followed an announcement on Monday that he had dumped retired President Uhuru Kenyatta for Ruto.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ngunyi who formerly worked as Uhuru's technical advisor said if all the people of Mt Kenya are with the president, then he has done no wrong returning home.
"I got saved when Ruto visited my village in Mukurweini. If all Kikuyus are with him, and I am married to a Kalenjin, what is wrong with returning home? " Ngunyi said.
While announcing defection, Ngunyi stated that he had previously misjudged Ruto through a 'dynasty lens'.
"Public notice: I have defected to William Ruto. I misjudged him using the dynasty lens. But if the facts change, you must change your mind," Ngunyi said in a social media post-Monday evening.
"And only a fool does not change his mind. I started Project #HustlerNation. Now I must complete it. Iko swali? #RutosMountainPlan," he added.
Ngunyi had been a fierce critic of the Ruto regime although he recently toned down and started asking the President to 'kaa ngumu' (remain steadfast) even as the Opposition intensified anti-government street protests.
Hours before he announced his defection, Ngunyi had praised Ruto's leadership style which he said was relational and not transactional.