Tharaka Nithi county Women Representative Hon. Beatrice Nkatha has said that the UDA party is unconcerned about the tribes of its members and that you become a member of the party if you have an ID card.
Speaking in Kajiado East, Nkatha urged those who had been left behind to join the UDA party because in Tharaka-Nithi County, they had all joined the party, which is associated with William Samoei Ruto.
“I came here today to witness Mama Peris’s defection from a party associated with challenges. I am overjoyed today because Mama Peris has joined the development camp in Kenya,” said Nkatha.
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has said that the people, not a few select individuals, are the ones who should be vetting presidential candidates.
He said presidential candidates appear to have been vetted and interviews have concluded, but he was not been vetted.
“Now that the interviews have concluded and I have not been interviewed, I request that the church leaders vet me. The leaders of the Mount Kenya Foundation have stated that now that the interviews have concluded, they intend to hold a meeting in Limuru to introduce their preferred candidate to the public,” said Muturi.
Muturi said that the select individuals have been in politics for a long time and are used to it. He requested Kenyans not to label him as a project because he was nobody’s project but both God’s and people’s project.
Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli was on Sunday, October 10, given a mandate to negotiate on behalf of his community.
While addressing the press, Atwoli said that Western Kenya is going to move in one direction and that there will be no doubt in anyone’s mind that they are divided.
“We are united, we have a position and a stand, we know where we are going. We do not mean to alienate anyone from this region from the political mainstream, and that we are focused on issues rather than personalities,” said Atwoli.
Some leaders have stated that a few individuals cannot plan for the people on how Mount Kenya East politics should be conducted.
Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi expressed his displeasure with the plans being carried out by Mount Kenya Foundation chairman Ibui, Peter Munga, and others.
“In this country, there are some bad politics going on. When a few select individuals conduct meetings in a hotel and make decisions for the Meru County residents on which presidential candidate they should elect, those politics are not leading us in the right direction,” John Paul said.
“I ask residents of Meru County if they have ever seen Munga come to Meru County. I’m not sure why these few people are convening meetings in Nairobi to decide which presidential candidate Meru County residents should vote for.
“They’ve started holding meetings to discuss which presidential candidate the people of Mount Kenya East should vote for. If these people are serious, they should go to the villages and get people’s opinions on which presidential candidate they want elected,” said John Paul,” said John Paul
“We will not allow a small group of people to decide for us who should be our presidential candidate. Meru County is currently ranked 29th in the country in terms of road construction development, and 11th in Mount Kenya,” said John Paul.
“In Meru County, we are not at the forefront of development, but other areas are. These few select leaders want to look down on us whenever they learn that we have a candidate we want to promote,” said John Paul.
“I implore Justin Muturi to be unconcerned about the decisions of a few select individuals because those who have his vote are the voters on the ground. Citizens have the power to decide which political path we will take through voting,” said John Paul.
Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi and Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi are among the leaders who have spoken out against the Mount Kenya Foundation leaders.
