Kalonzo reveals how he forced himself into government

The twist Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka made during the funeral of his father left more questions than answers. Kalonzo declared to have become President Uhuru Kenyatta’s “errand boy”. What do you think could have pushed him to make such a move? Well, Kalonzo has for the first time revealed the main reason behind his unreserved support of the Jubilee administration following the March 9 handshake.

Speaking on Sunday in Kajiado, Kalonzo said he felt alienated after Raila Odinga left him in the cold after the publicised truce.

Kalonzo was Raila’s running mate in the August 2017 general election. His Wiper party is a key affiliate of the NASA coalition alongside Moses Wetangula’s Ford Kenya and Musalia Mudavadi’s Amani National Congress.

Kajiado leaders welcome Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka at the home of Kaputiei North MCA Joshua Olowuasa on December 16. /KURGAT MARINDANY

“We were completely left out in the dark, and not to know where we were leading as opposition after the captain exited the ship on waters filled with crocodiles,” Kalonzo said.

He was speaking during the homecoming ceremony for the Kaputiei North ward representative, Joshua Olowuasa.

The event was attended by area governor Joseph ole Lenku and other elected leaders.

The former Vice President said he forced himself into government after he realised he had been sidelined after the handshake.

“No one called me into government but I forced myself inside to skip irrelevance. The handshake was good for a politically divided country like Kenya at the time,” Kalonzo said.

“I am inside there, and as a member of the handshake team led by Uhuru, I am supporting it,” he added.

On July 28, the Wiper party’s National Executive Council resolved to directly work with Uhuru “in his effort to transform Kenya”.

The party said it was satisfied with the president’s efforts to fight corruption and pledged to support his development agenda.

The party said the political situation in the country had stabilized and therefore a total closure of the electoral season.

On November 9, three months after Wiper declared support for the Jubilee agenda, Kalonzo said he wouldn’t mind being Uhuru’s errand boy.

He later on November 13 accompanied Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma to Juba to deliver Uhuru’s congratulatory message to President Salva Kiir for implementing the South Sudan peace agreement.

Kalonzo has since appeared in several government functions alongside Raila.

On Sunday, Kalonzo said the Kenyatta-Raila unity pact means well to Kenyans and any other person standing against the two leaders is an enemy of Kenya.

While responding to those questioning the nature of working relations with Uhuru, Kalonzo there were no pre-conditions ahead of his decision.

 

 

 

 

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