Rumours going round claim that Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has lately been dividing the Kalenjin community an accusation the senator has refuted.
While attending a a church service and funds drive in aid of Turesia AIC in Elgeyo Marakwet County Senator Moi said, , “2022 ni neema ya mwenyezi mungu (2022 is by the grace of God). It’s the people who will decide their political destiny.”
In addition the Kanu chairman maintained that it was not time to engage in 2022 succession talk but to serve the people.
A section of Jubilee leaders have been accusing the Kanu chairman of being used by external forces to derail Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid.
In a veiled reference to 2022 politics, Senator Moi said: “I will follow the footprints of the cow. We will bring the cow home if we succeed. Cow’s milk is sweet, isn’t it?”
Mr Moi, who has in the recent past been involved in a protracted supremacy battle for the control of Rift Valley vote with the DP, was on Sunday categorical that 2022 succession talk is premature.
He said there are more pressing issues affecting the country at the moment.
He continued saying, “Let’s put the people first. Rift Valley is currently grappling with a lot of challenges. Maize farmers are yet to be paid. Many farmers have a lot of maize but they have nowhere to sell to.”
He lauded a bill currently before senate which will see overhaul of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), which he said will be a solution to many problems afflicting farmers.
In addition Senator Moi said, “It will see farmers paid on time for their delivered produce. Complaints every year will be a thing of the past.”
He hit out at a section of MPs for not fighting for the welfare of the people they represent in Parliament.
Tiaty MP William Kamket lauded President Uhuru Kenyatta’s fight against corruption.
According to MP Kamket, “No one should be spared. The fight against corruption should be supported by all Kenyans.”
He further continued saying that Kanu is the party to watch in 2022 and called for all offices countrywide to be refurbished.
“Please start painting Kanu offices. 2022 government is here,” the MP said in reference to senator Moi’s 2022 presidential bid.
The Kanu chairman – who is yet to declare if he will vie for the presidency – steered off the issue.
Apparently Gideon Moi has been revving up his Kanu party machinery in readiness for the political realignments ahead of the 2022 General Election.
According to party officials, Moi is adopting a two-pronged approach which will see him revamp his party and also build his national profile.
He is poised to play a major role in the Uhuru-Raila handshake deal and neutralize Deputy President William Ruto’s influence in the Rift Valley.
For starters, he is expected to visit Nyanza next month to “thank the people of Nyanza for the handshake and for accepting Raila Odinga’s decision to work with President Uhuru Kenyatta”.
He has also been making grand visits in the coast region where he has been hosted by Mombasa governor and ODM deputy party leader Ali Hassan Joho who has vowed to work together with the Jubillee government as well as Gideon Moi.
The son of the second President also intends to fill vacancies in the party and bring on board well-known politicians across the country to take up key positions.