A month ago, social media sleuths forced Deputy President Kithure Kindiki to resurface after claiming he had been cast adrift. His momentary absence from the public limelight raised eyebrows. 

Many wondered whether he had chosen a leadership style far removed from the usual fawning expected of a deputy president. Others wondered if there was trouble in paradise so soon. 

Kindiki later attended a few presidential functions for optics before settling on his new assignment; cutting Gachagua down to size. To date, there is not much Kindiki has done to write home about, except praise the president effusively and host delegations whose main agenda appears to be Gachagua.