Nyandarua Senator John Methu has claimed that Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro had assured him that he would join the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Speaking during an interview on Sunday, October 11, Methu accused Nyoro of undermining the opposition, describing him as a potential mole within its ranks.
The DCP Secretary General said Nyoro’s name would feature prominently if he were to identify individuals he suspected of working against the opposition from within.
“If I was to name moles, Ndindi Nyoro’s name would feature very prominently,” Methu stated.
Methu revealed that he contacted Nyoro after an individual within the government allegedly approached him and encouraged him to establish his own political party.
He said he subsequently met the Kiharu legislator at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi to discuss the proposal, explaining that he regarded Nyoro as a trusted ally and approached him as a brother.
According to Methu, Nyoro cautioned him against forming a separate political outfit, arguing that doing so would fragment votes in the Mount Kenya region.
“The next person I called was Ndindi Nyoro. I met him at Safari Park and told him these guys had offered me this. He is a person I trust; I was talking to him as a brother,” Methu recounted.
He added that Nyoro had warned him that the formation of multiple parties would serve President William Ruto’s political interests by preventing the Mount Kenya region from rallying behind a united political outfit.
Methu further alleged that Nyoro had expressed his intention to join DCP, although the senator said he acknowledged that the MP’s seniority would affect the party’s leadership hierarchy.
“We had that conversation, and he told me he would join our party. I told him he is senior to me; he is a second-term MP and participated in the running mate discussion in 2022. So, if you come to our party, the pecking order will automatically change, and you will be number two to Gachagua,” he said.
The senator said he was therefore taken aback when Nyoro subsequently announced plans to establish his own political party, arguing that the move contradicted their earlier discussion.
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Methu maintained that Nyoro had previously suggested that the establishment of another party was a strategy associated with President Ruto.
“When I heard him say that he has a party, I could not believe my ears. Because that is not the discussion that he heard. It is him who told me that another party is a creation of William Ruto,” he added.
Nyoro Previously Responded to Mole Allegations
Methu’s remarks come weeks after Nyoro criticised an unnamed United Opposition leader over repeated allegations that he was working as a mole for President Ruto.
Speaking on Monday, September 7, Nyoro challenged the politician to address him directly rather than making indirect accusations.
He insisted that he had no intention of returning to work with the President and urged anyone seeking political alliances or financial support from Ruto to pursue those arrangements without involving him.
“Next time you want to insult Ndindi Nyoro, stop sending people or using coded language; mention me by name. I will face you eye to eye,” Nyoro said.
He added that anyone who wished to work with the President was free to do so, but should leave him out of such political arrangements.
The Peoples Party of Kenya leader also said he would cooperate with leaders willing to work with him, adding that he would not force political partnerships on those who were unwilling.
Nyoro further challenged a senator whom he accused of persistently attacking him to present his performance record to the public.
