2022 succession politics as hotted up, and Deputy President Dr William Ruto is criss-crossing all the 47 counties in search of massive support to help him finish his journey to statehouse.
But will this journey be easy for him in Kiambu County? Well, the DP seems to be only having Kiambu County Chief Ferdinand Waititu holding his back ahead of 2022 presidential bid.
The rest of the leaders from the region have aligned themselves to team kieleweke, an outfit within Jubilee party that is against Ruto’s 2022 bid.
Will he manage to win support in Kiambu? Well, team kieleweke as now dared the DP to step his foot in Kiambu without President Uhuru Kenyatta’s company.
They have asked him keep off the region unless he is with the head of state whom the kieleweke outfit support.
The team further called for the DP to quit his job if he cannot stop the 2022 presidential election campaigns.
In a statement packed with political undertones, the lawmakers criticized the DP as sneaking in Uhuru’s backyard instead of being bold enough to ask for his boss’ blessings.
“You are not welcome in this county unless you are accompanied by Uhuru,” said former MP George Nyanja.
The former MP asked: “How can someone go to another person’s home without his knowledge?”
He took a swipe at the DP who has been crisscrossing the country for church fundraisers asking him to prove his seriousness to work of God by rebuilding churches that were destroyed during the 2007 post-election violence.
“Kiambaa church was burnt during the post-election violence. People died inside and others were left with permanent scars, let the DP build that if he is honest about his church fundraisers,” he said.
Nyanja spoke at Githunguri.
Elsewhere in Nairobi, jubilee politicians led by Cherangany MP Joshua Kutuny said Ruto must respect his boss and the Jubilee manifesto.
He said this should include full support of the Big Four agenda meant to improve the lives of millions of Kenyans.