Deputy President Kithure Kindiki. /FILE
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has this week kept a low profile after a five-day gruelling whistle-stop to reclaim the restive Mt Kenya vote.
Aides said Kindiki opted to have a quiet Sunday and only held private prayers with select few members of his family.
The intense campaign saw him join his boss William Ruto in traversing Laikipia, Nyeri, Meru, Embu and Kirinyaga counties, making sweeping promises.
Throughout the week, Kindiki held minimal activities, opting to relax and only hold select government business.
During the tour, Ruto renewed pledges, touching on infrastructure, agriculture and political unity, to consolidate the region - a crucial support base ahead of the 2027 elections.
On April 7, Kindiki joined national leaders in mourning the passing of Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee, describing him as a “phenomenally brilliant lawyer and the chess master of the courts” whose humility and intellect shaped Kenya’s legal and human rights landscape.
In a deeply personal message, Kindiki said Nowrojee dignified the title of Senior Counsel not by assertion but through his conduct, earning admiration across generations of legal practitioners.
“Humble to a fault, the towering veteran of the courts was an intellectual who lived a simple life and interacted respectfully with all,” he said.
President William Ruto also paid tribute, calling Nowrojee a “decorated constitutional lawyer and veteran defender of human rights” admired for his “unfailing graciousness, erudition and solidarity with the ordinary citizen.”
On April 8, Kindiki held a Cabinet Committee meeting on Governance, Social Sector and Public Administration.
The meeting
at his official Karen residence was also attended by Prime Cabinet Secretary
Musalia Mudavadi.
Other CSs present included Soipan Tuya(Defence), Aden Duale (Health), John Mbadi(National Treasury and Economic Development), Julius Ogamba (Education), Alfred Mutua (Labour and Social Protection), Salim Mvurya (Youth Affairs, Creative Economy & Sports), Dorcas Oduor (Attorney General), Beatrice Askul Moe (CS, East African Community and Regional Development), and Mercy Wanjau (Secretary to the Cabinet).
On April 5, Kindiki joined Ruto in his tour of Kiambu county, where he said the government is seeking to turnaround the economic fortunes of farmers and traders in the county.
He said the government was constructing 25 modern markets as part of the Kenya Kwanza administration’s market infrastructure programme covering 400 markets across the country.
“Eleven modern
markets in Kiambu county are past the 50 per cent completion stage and once
operational, will have ample storage facilities, cold storage rooms and other
amenities to create a convenient, secure and dignified environment for doing
business,’’ he said.
To connect more new households to electricity through the Last Mile Connectivity Programme, Kindiki said Kiambu county will benefit from an allocation of Sh500 million.
“The seven affordable housing projects in Kiambu county comprising 16,000 housing units have created thousands of jobs; directly and indirectly, and once ready for occupation, will offer decent and safe dwellings for thousands of residents,’’ he said.
On April 9, Kindiki was not present when Ruto officially opened the World Chambers Federation Africa Summit 2025 that brought together delegates from more than 70 countries.
On April 9, Kindiki met nearly 400 traders who were affected by recent fires in Nairobi's Gekomba and Toi markets to provide support towards the restarting of their enterprises.
"Part of the solution to this problem is the construction of modern markets, fully equipped with all amenities, including firefighting equipment. 400 such markets are being constructed across the Country, including 10 within Nairobi City County,'' Kindiki wrote on his official X page.
The meeting was also attended by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, Charles Njagua (Commissioner, Commission on Administrative Justice) and the leadership of Gikomba Market.
