Deputy President Kithure Kindiki's political problem in Mt Kenya is not one rival but two. According to the story, the region is divided between a side allied to former President Uhuru Kenyatta and another allied to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Each camp has put up political resistance to Kindiki, and the story says that has made his time in the region difficult.
The story describes a possible way out. Elders are reportedly working behind the scenes to reconcile Uhuru, Kindiki and Gachagua, with the aim of unity in Mt Kenya and beyond. If that effort succeeded, the story argues, it could reopen the region to the ruling UDA and help President William Ruto win votes there again.
The route to that outcome is long. The story presents the reconciliation as something that could happen, not something under way between the leaders themselves. It names no elders, gives no timeline, and quotes none of the three men on whether they are open to talks. Until one of them says so, the idea stays in the realm of possibility.

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