Public Service (CS) Moses Kuria Downplays Limuru III Meeting Amid Mount Kenya Region Tensions
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has dismissed claims that the highly anticipated Limuru III meeting will address the deep-rooted issues of the Mount Kenya region. Speaking to Citizen TV on Thursday night, Kuria emphasized that the region already holds significant power within the current government.
“The region holds senior positions in the current government,” Kuria pointed out. “It is disingenuous to use such a meeting to air grievances instead of resolving them.”
Kuria elaborated on the influence held by Mount Kenya leaders, including himself, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, Finance Committee Chairman Kimani Kuria, and Budget Committee Chairman Ndidi Nyoro. “We have the power now. What are we going to ask Wanjiku to do? Who are we asking to solve these problems? It is hypocritical,” he remarked.
Deputy President Gachagua has been a vocal advocate for the national revenue to be shared based on population, a proposal that could greatly benefit the densely populated Mount Kenya region. However, Kuria cautioned against framing community meetings like Limuru III as tribal gatherings. He accused an unnamed leader with “prior experience in provincial administration” of orchestrating his exclusion from the event, a comment widely interpreted as a jab at DP Gachagua.
“Someone is sponsoring Limuru III for their own reasons. Limuru has always been for the good of the nation. From the bottom of my heart, I intended to support Limuru III. I would have wanted to go and inform Limuru about our economic status,” Kuria stated.
He also took issue with the Deputy President’s suggestion that all Mount Kenya-related issues should be reported to him as the region’s senior-most leader in government. “I don’t agree with him because we were elected by the people to solve their issues. If Martha Karua or Jeremiah Kioni call, I will go. They don’t have to come to me. The problems of this country have no forwarding address,” Kuria responded.
Friday’s Limuru III meeting has been convened by predominantly opposition-leaning politicians from the area, including Karua, Kioni, and former Laikipia Governor Nderitu Mureithi, to discuss the region’s economic and political well-being. As the event unfolds, it remains to be seen how the discussions will impact the ongoing power dynamics and the future of the Mount Kenya region.
