{"id":131193,"date":"2026-02-15T19:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T19:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dp-seat-not-vacant-kindiki-affirms-amid-coalition-realignment-talk\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T19:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T19:02:49","slug":"dp-seat-not-vacant-kindiki-affirms-amid-coalition-realignment-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dp-seat-not-vacant-kindiki-affirms-amid-coalition-realignment-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018DP Seat Not Vacant,\u2019 Kindiki affirms amid Coalition Realignment talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 15 \u2013 Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has shut down speculation over his position, declaring he remains firmly in office, and that he is focused on delivering government services to Kenyans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at Kariene Market in Central Imenti, Kindiki told residents that he is undeterred by political chatter surrounding his seat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the Deputy President,\u201d he said emphatically, adding that the office is not vacant and those eyeing it will be shocked.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy President emphasized that his priority is service delivery, noting that the time for politics has not yet come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are focused on ensuring Kenyans benefit from the government before the political season begins. Leadership requires wisdom and knowing when to act,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the first time Kindiki has publicly addressed growing political interest in his position following recent remarks by ODM Acting Party Leader Oburu Oginga, which fueled speculation over possible political realignments ahead of the next election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Kindiki told residents that leadership demands patience and strategic timing, urging politicians to avoid premature campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA true leader knows when to act,\u201d he added.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 15 \u2013 Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has shut down speculation over his position, declaring he remains firmly in office, and that he is focused on delivering government services to Kenyans. Speaking at Kariene Market in Central Imenti, Kindiki told residents that he is undeterred by political chatter surrounding his seat. \u201cI am [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}