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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86850, member: 27"]
Reelection drums are already banging in Mt. Kenya East, and local heavyweights are drawing a hard line around the deputy seat.

Mt. Kenya East backs Kenya Kwanza
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[*]Leaders from Mt. Kenya East publicly endorsed Kenya Kwanza.
[*]William Ruto earned praise for visible regional projects.
[*]Ongoing road revivals and power hookups were cited as proof.
[*]Affordable housing and water works were framed as momentum builders.
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The deputy seat was declared untouchable
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[*]Muthomi Njuki insisted the DP slot is not up for trade.
[*]Njuki argued Kithure Kindiki has earned his stay.
[*]Kirima Ngushine floated, keeping Kindiki even if ODM pushed.
[*]Coalition talks were dismissed as rumor-fueled speculation.
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Unity warnings from regional MPs
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[*]Mwangi Kiunjuri warned splits would weaken Mt. Kenya's clout.
[*]John Paul Mwirigi pledged campaign muscle for reelection.
[*]Dorothy Muthoni urged leaders to speak with one voice.
[*]John Mutunga touted bottom-up gains at the grassroots.
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Opposition figures take heat
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[*]Leaders accused Rigathi Gachagua of stirring division.
[*]Kiunjuri said tribal fractures would hurt the Ameru, Embu, and Kikuyu.
[*]Ngushine used a marriage analogy to defend the DP seat.
[*]Speakers cautioned against early schemes before the next election.
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