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Peter Munyiri, Kenya's former High Commissioner to India, has confirmed stepping down from the diplomatic service to enter the race for the Nyeri governorship ahead of the 2027 general election.
Munyiri made the announcement at the burial of Rigathi Gachagua's elder sister in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, on Saturday, November 14, confirming he would contest on a Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) ticket.
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His departure from the diplomatic service ends a posting that began when President William Ruto nominated him as High Commissioner to India in October 2023.
Parliament approved that nomination the following month, and Munyiri presented his credentials to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on March 27, 2024.
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The economist and former Family Bank chief executive had already indicated his gubernatorial ambitions following a meeting with DCP leader Gachagua at his Wamunyoro home in Nyeri on October 21.
At that meeting, Gachagua publicly confirmed that Munyiri intended to return and run as Nyeri's fifth governor, urging him to begin building a support base across the…
