President Uhuru Kenyatta once said that his 2022 choice will be a shock. This raised a lot of eyebrows with some raising concerns about his agreement deal with his Deputy William Ruto.
But now will he pick Moses Kuria or Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka to fit in his position? Moses Kuria has confirmed that he will be on ballot in 2022 and that he will beat DP Ruto.
“Vote for vote, I will beat William Ruto and any other candidate; bring them on.” ~ Moses Kuria #JKLive pic.twitter.com/wtNi7tSNAA
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) February 13, 2019
Kalonzo on the other side is fighting hard to convince President Uhuru Kenyatta to fall for him.
In a News Night interview on Citizen TV, Kalonzo said Uhuru is the best President Kenya has ever had, delivering a damning verdict for the country’s three past heads of state — including Mwai Kibaki, who appointed him Vice President between 2007 and 2013.
“Uhuru is the best President. I admire what he is doing. No other President has ever been this bold. Therefore, we have a responsibility to support him,” Kalonzo said.
He said the President’s development track record and determination to fight graft was unparalleled, thus the reason he would back him to be Prime Minister.
“Imagine a situation where Uhuru says he wants to go home after 2022, but Kenyans seeing a return of resources and money hidden in foreign accounts and the Kenyan economy rebound and surely … wouldn’t you reconsider?” Kalonzo said.
He further said he was more than willing to take up the Deputy Prime Minister post, should Kenyans approve it in a referendum.
“I could step down for him (Uhuru) if he wants to be Prime Minister. If it is that what he wants, I will support him wholeheartedly and perhaps I will be going for the Deputy Prime Minister as long as everything is on the table,” Kalonzo said.
But how will clever will Kalonzo shuffle his cards to convince President Uhuru Kenyatta to pick him as the next Head State?
It takes more than Watermelon cheap politics for him to endorse his Presidency. He has to make sure that first former Prime Minister Hon Raila Odinga is in agreement who is now close to President Uhuru Kenyatta. He must gain considerate mileage against Deputy President William Ruto which is an uphill task. Above all he must win the soul of Kenyans who hold the votes.