As one way of ensuring that his former Rift Valley boss and ally, William Ruto is totally kicked out of Nairobi politics, Cherangany MP has hinted at contesting for Langata parliamentary seat in 2022.
Speaking on Sunday at thanksgiving rally held at the DC Grounds in Kibra, Kutuny made it clear that he might consider running against the current MP Nixon Korir Langata for the seat.
The Kieleweke legislator described Langata constituency as one of ODM’s stronghold (Raila Odinga’s sitting room) adding that he will be seeking to use the handshake to advance his ambitions.
He expressed high hopes of defeating Nixon Korir if elections were to be held in a constituency that was earlier considered ODM’s home ground before Jubilee invaded in 2017.
CHERANGANY MP JOSHUA KUTUNY SPEECH AT KIBRA DC GROUND. HE ENERGISED THE CROWD…
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“Ata sitting room ya baba hii… Si wanasema wanataka kiti, mimi nikisimama, nitupe ngeli, mimi na Nixoo, nani atapata mapema? (even inside this Raila’s sitting room…if I was to stand and compete with Nixon, who will carry the day in the morning?, posed Kutuny.
Already, most ODM leaders have expressed intentions to recapture the seat which was formerly held by the party’s boss Raila Odinga before it was split into two in 2010.
Joshua Kutuny, who has fallen out with Rift Valley kingpin William Ruto, seems to be strategizing himself for 2022 after a section of Rift Valley leaders vowed to ensure that Kutuny is not re-elected as the Cherangany MP.
With the DP being the region’s undisputed political kingpin, it is undoubtedly an uphill task for someone to fight him and still excell politically in his home turf.
The outspoken lawmaker has been on the headlines hitting out at William Ruto, terming him a selfish leader whose interest is just to inherit President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022.
The issue of maize scandals, Kimwarer and Arror dam scandals, graft allegations and referendum are among the key point of contests that Kutuny has been accusing the DP of.
Among other Jubilee MPs from the region who have despised Ruto includes; Moiben MP Silas Tiren and his Nandi Hills counterpart Alfred Keter.