When Jomo Kenyatta died in 1978 Vice-President Moi used his three months to forge an ethnic coalition and fight off rival claims from a close-knit group of Kikuyu plotters...
To make amends Nyachae recently met with Kibaki's main rival for Kikuyu loyalty Kenneth Matiba (who is ill) along with Ngengi Muigai (Jomo Kenyatta's nephew) who are both popular in their respective bailiwicks...