A section of ruling Jubilee MPs aligned to DP Ruto’s camp have tore into Murathe over his anti-Ruto sentiments.
Nakuru senator Susan Kihika, MPs Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu), Didmus Barasa ( Kimilili), John Kiarie (Dagoretti South) and Charles Njagua (Starehe) dismissed Murathe as a political conman and broker.
At the weekend, Murathe kicked off yet another storm during the burial of JP secretary general Raphael Tuju’s younger brother when he announced that he would move to the apex court to block Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid.
Yesterday, pro-Ruto MPs dismissed Murathe’s sentiments as personal opinion and that does not reflect Jubilee’s position or that of President Kenyatta.
The leaders also dismissed claims that Murathe speaks for President Kenyatta.
Ichung’wah and Kihika described Murathe as a broker on the loose who is strategising on how to make a kill ahead of the 2022 polls.
“There are some people who had been declared bankrupt and now have turned to Chinese brokers. Let the brokers continue brokering the Chinese. We only pray that they do not come to vomit on Kenyans,” Ichung’wa said.
“The President was emphatic from the Mombasa address that those who are speaking on 2022 are expressing their own opinion.” he added.
#MuratheResigns and claims he can’t be https://t.co/4XWVfp1zVo can a vomiting broker with a full stomach be gagged?The Chinese contractors are still in town! Ulevi mbaya
— KIMANI ICHUNG’WAH (@KIMANIICHUNGWAH) January 6, 2019
The leaders were speaking yesterday after attending a church service at Revival Sanctuary of Glory Church in Riruta Satellite, Dagoretti South constituency.
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi, who spoke separately in Eldoret, called on Kenyatta to order for Jubilee party elections to remove top officials accused of causing wrangles.
“Tuju and Murathe are rejects who should now be removed from the party through elections”, Sudi said.
He said Tuju and Murathe are being used to rock Jubilee from within and block DP Ruto from succeeding President Kenyatta in 2022.
“We brought Tuju into Jubilee not because he had any support but because we just wanted to create a national face for the party. He is now baggage and should be removed,” Sudi said.