Political fireworks are lighting up in the Mt Kenya region, with a flex of muscles on who is who in the Central regional political arena.

Speaking during the Limuru III conference, several leaders have called for unity in the region, which has seemingly been divided in the recent past.

Some of the political players who spoke during the conference insisted that the region has only one political kingpin, former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

According to George Maara, a 2022 senatorial aspirant under the Jubilee party, Uhuru has not handed over the political leadership to anyone for now, and he will remain the political supremo of the region until he hands over to another person.

"We only have one kingpin who is recognized by the community and that is Uhuru Kenyatta. He is our current leader in Mt Kenya and he will hand over the kingpinship whenever he deems appropriate to do so. The organisers of the Limuru 3 meeting are political parties with roots in Mt Kenya- we have 31 Political parties represented in the meeting," Maara stated.

"This meeting has no intention of installing a kingpin in Mt Kenya but looks to bring the people of Mt Kenya region to discuss their issues and top among them being the one man, one vote, one shilling. We already have a leader (Kingpin) in the Mt Kenya region who is Uhuru Kenyatta."

Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru has accused the government of plotting against the people of the region through state machinery including the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

"The government is out to finish the people of our region. They are the same government that arrested our mothers and fathers and branded them Mungiki, they have branded our youth Mungiki and intimidate them through unwarranted arrests. But we will always be there in the corridors of justice to represent our people pro bono. We will not be cowed or intimidated," Njiru said

"They are using institutions like EACC and KRA to harass the hardworking people of Mt Kenya. Mt Kenya-owned businesses are collapsing like in Nyamakima and Luthuli. We are led by greedy leaders who are being used by the regime to pass outrageous bills that continue to oppress the people of Mt Kenya. The bills are created elsewhere and given to Mt Kenya leaders to shove down the throats of Kenyans."

Minority whip Mark Mwenje called on the people of the region to stand up for themselves and fight the atrocities advanced by the government against them.