Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has played down President William Ruto’s past claims that he mentored him politically, describing the remarks as ill-timed and disconnected from the difficulties he was facing at the time.
Nyoro was speaking during a television interview aired on Friday, December 26, where he revisited events that unfolded shortly before his removal as chairperson of the National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee — a move that exposed cracks in his relationship with the President.
The lawmaker recalled a visit by President Ruto to the Mt Kenya region earlier this year, during which the Head of State appeared for an interview at Sagana State Lodge.
At the time, Nyoro said he was under intense political pressure, with allies of the President in Parliament accusing him of misusing his position.
“There was a time the President came to Mt Kenya and was hosted by a media station at Sagana,” Nyoro said.
“That was when I was being hounded in Parliament, with people close to him accusing me of wrongdoing, and he was asked about his relationship with me.”
According to Nyoro, Ruto responded by saying he was mentoring the youthful MP — a statement Nyoro says left him confused, given the political attacks he was enduring.
“Characteristically, he said I was a young man he was mentoring,” Nyoro said. “I was left wondering how that mentoring related to what I was going through at the time.”
He suggested that the sustained pressure against him could not have happened without the knowledge or approval of powerful figures within government.
“I knew some of the decisions being made must have come from a higher level,” he said. “What troubled me was why someone would try to benefit from my miseries instead of simply allowing me to go through them quietly.”
Nyoro disclosed that April 2025 marked the last time he spoke directly with President Ruto. That period coincided with the President’s first tour of the Mt Kenya region following the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Despite the fallout, Nyoro maintained that he harbours no bitterness toward the President or other political figures involved in his ouster.
“I decided early on that I would not carry resentment,” he said. “When people sit down and plot against you, if you go berserk, you end up losing because you are playing into their game.”
The MP said he disagrees with several government policies, particularly on governance and politics, but insists that personal attacks and name-calling are not part of his political approach.
“I disagree with many government policies, but besmirching people and engaging in insults is something I will not do,” Nyoro said.
“I want to define my politics differently, and that decision has guided how I deal with difficult moments.”
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