David Murathe, Former Jubilee Vice Chairman is a man on a mission, a mission to ensure Deputy President William Ruto does not end anywhere near Statehouse come 2022.
Days after resigning from his position as Party Vice Chair, Murtahe is now orchestrating a massive walkout from Jubilee by a section of members who are now opposed to Deputy President William Ruto’s Presidential bid.
Murtahe, now a fierce critic of DP William Ruto has said that those opposed to Ruto will form a new coalition to stop the DP from succeeding President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“We are ready to form a new coalition and I can tell you for sure it will crush Ruto and his group. I can tell him for free that he will be lucky to be an opposition leader,” said Murthe.
On Sunday night, Murathe said that he was forming a stop-Ruto movement.
“We are dealing with a personality [Ruto] whom some of us believe is not suitable for that office. He has his supporters, we have our own people who are thinking alike. We will have these formations and Kenyans will select which one will work best for them,” Murathe said during an interview on KTN news on Sunday night.
It is said that Murathe is planning to either join an existing party or form a totally new one. The new party will then form an alliance with Raila Odinga’s ODM, Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper and ANC’s Musalia Mudavadi — with one presidential candidate.
Murathe is vehemently opposed to Ruto’s bid,saying the DP is unfit to lead Kenya. He has pledged to do everything possible to stop Ruto, including going to the Supreme Court.
The emerging split and new formation are likely to radically alter the country’s political equation.