The vote-rich Mount Kenya is no longer a bloc; it is a battlefield. With Rigathi Gachagua prowling the opposition after his dramatic impeachment, the scramble to deliver the region to President Ruto in 2027 has birthed a new, ruthless council of war.

They are the "Clean-Up Crew"—11 men and women tasked with the impossible: erasing the memory of the "Truthful Man" and rebuilding UDA’s crumbling fortress in Central Kenya. At the helm is Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the scholar-politician whose gentle demeanor masks a steely resolve. But Kindiki cannot do it alone.

The Gachagua Shadow

The ghost of Rigathi Gachagua looms large. Reinvented as the "Voice of the Village," the former DP is drawing massive crowds, framing his impeachment as a betrayal of the community. To counter this, Ruto has assembled a mix of technocrats, grassroot mobilizers, and financiers.

• The Strategists: Keep an eye on figures like Kimani Ichung’wah, the National Assembly Majority Leader, whose job is to keep the legislative agenda moving while playing attack dog against Gachagua.
• The Financiers: The unspoken power players—tycoons who previously backed Uhuru Kenyatta—are being wooed back. Their task? To grease the wheels of a campaign that faces a cash-strapped and angry electorate.
• The Grassroots Warriors: Women leaders and youth mobilizers are being deployed to bypass the old gatekeepers. The plan is to create a direct link between the State House and the village, cutting out the "brokers" who are now flirting with the opposition.

The 2027 Arithmetic

The strategy is risky. By trying to fragment the region to weaken Gachagua, Ruto risks losing it entirely. The 11 men and women are not just fighting for the President; they are fighting for their own political survival. If the Mountain rejects Ruto in 2027, it will bury them first.