CS Kagwe urges Mt Kenya region to reject divisive politics, back long-term leadership

Speaking during a church service on Sunday in Othaya, Nyeri County, CS Kagwe warned that Mt Kenya risks weakening itself by constantly tearing down its own leaders instead of building and retaining them.

“We are not a people who jump with emotions every time and spend all our energy criticising. That is not leadership,” Kagwe said.

“Development comes when you allow good leaders to serve, to grow, and to complete what they started.”

He added that other regions in Kenya have attained significant political and economical growth because they invest in leaders over time, allowing them to accumulate experience, influence and networks that benefit their people.

“Leadership is grown, not rented for one term. You cannot uproot your crops every five years and expect a harvest,” CS Kagwe.

CS Kagwe further urged the region to think strategically about its place in national power and to avoid emotional politics that isolate it from government.

He also praised President William Ruto for what he described as political maturity, pointing to his own appointment to the Agriculture docket despite not having supported Ruto in the election.

“That is leadership with wisdom,” Kagwe said. “It shows this government is about building a nation, not settling political scores.”

He called on the clergy to pray for Kenya's leadership, noting that the country needs leaders and voters who make decisions based on the future, not on settling scores.

He affirmed that he is firmly in government and fully aligned with President Ruto’s agenda, pledging to support the administration beyond the next general election.

“This is about continuity, stability and building systems that last,” Kagwe said. “That is how Mt Kenya and Kenya as a whole will prosper.”

The church service was also attended by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga, Senator Wahome Wamatinga, Woman Representative Rahab Mukami, and MPs from Othaya, Mathira and Nyeri Town, among other leaders.