Kindiki should enjoy his 2.5yrs of deputy presidency.
Mt kenya east are Kikuyu appendage - and he is up literally against the mountain to deliver merus & embus.
Meru is 3-4% of Kenya.
Embus & Mbeere 1%.
Ruto cant risk DPORK for 5%.
Even if he get some kikuyu votes - he would still be behind - maybe 8% nationally - best best case scenario.
THEN HE HURTS RUTO MASSIVELY in NON-GEMA who have an eye of 2032 where presidency will hopeful leave Kikuyu-Kalenjin.
Kindiki will eventually be given a NO but Thank You card.
Thankfully after serving 2.5yrs the DPORK entitles him to a lifetime pension - Ideally Ruto should find him a job in UN or AU or COMESA - before 2027.
He will be dropped for a Luo or a Luhya.
Then Ruto will run on Anti-Mt kenya Platform.
Ruto is keeping him as Plan C - just incase Raila AU bid drink water.
Kindiki knows he doesn't stand a chance in Embu, so he can speak all he wants,his main duty is prove he can deliver Meru and Tharaka nithi a tall order by itself, Embu is 100% Gachagua,Embus are actually closer to Kikuyu than Meru. Meru is distinct in mt.kenya Merus are unlike Kikuyus and Embus in several different ways.