Governor Kiraitu Murugi, a key influencer in Mt. Kenya East vote-bloc of Embu, Meru and Tharaka Nithi has taken on Tanga tanga after claiming that it is not a must for the Mt. Kenya residents to vote for DP William Ruto for president during the 2022 general elections.
Kiraitu cited that he is close ally of President Uhuru Kenyatta and that DP Ruto allies specifically those from Kiambu county have severally been defying the president by early politicking.
He condemned the mostly elected leaders led by Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and relatively youthful MPs from Kiambu and Murang’a for directly opposing the president.
According to Kiraitu, by them defying the president directly, they are undermining the strength of the region’s political power.
“I want to send a message to Kiambu leaders, please do not bring us shame,” said the Meru Governor when he addressed religious leaders who had paid a courtesy call to him.
“President Uhuru Kenyatta is our leader. In Mt. Kenya region, we do not have any other leader. We respect him the same way Raila Odinga is respected in Nyanza. 2022 ikifika , tuapika siasa, si lazima Ruto,” said Kiraitu.
“What Uhuru says, we do. We have agreed that we should go slow on politics. We should first deliver the promises we made to our people.When the time comes, we have agreed that we shall all come together and see where the interests of our people will be best-taken care of,” he added.
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