Politics
Ruto Allies Tell State Not To Impose Raila On Kenyan Voters
Kenya Kwanza Alliance leaders have told the government to let Kenyans elect a president of their choice during the August 9 General Election.
Speaking in Kajiado County yesterday, the leaders also appealed to the government to ensure a level playing ground for all presidential candidates during the campaigns.
The leaders including Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Moses Wetang’ula (Ford Kenya) UDA chairman Johnston Muthama, Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagwa and Tharaka Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki, further claimed that their opponents in Azimio La Umoja were being funded by the State.
They said it appears like State resources are being used to campaign and tilt scales for ODM leader Raila Odinga.
Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen said: “I’m appealing to my friend President Uhuru Kenyatta, that he should not interfere with the electoral process by endorsing Raila. We want a free and fair election.”
Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah, warned Raila against inciting the Maasai community on land issues.
“We heard Raila Odinga trying to incite the Maa community on land issues. Deputy President William Ruto is the only man who can protect the Maasai land from being grabbed, he is the only person who can address historical injustices about the matters touching pastoralists,” said Ichung’wah.
Mudavadi claimed that the government was already laying in motion plans to rig the election by sponsoring a Bill to bring back manual voter identification and transmission of results.
“We have realized that the government has started to initiate plans to rig the election, we are appealing to all Members of Parliament associated to our alliance, to reject this Bill,” he said.
Deputy President William Ruto has vowed to that his government if given the mandate to lead the country in the August 9 polls will deal with hands-on with ‘State capture.’
According to the Presidential candidate, state policies are being used to facilitate the theft of public funds as corruption had been absorbed into government.
DP William Ruto made these calims while speaking to the Reuters in an interview.
“We have no intention of prosecuting President Uhuru Kenyatta, but we have every intention of dealing with State capture. It cannot be business as usual,” the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) presidential candidate said.
DP Ruto’s running mate, Rigathi Gachagua also alluded to said State capture, saying those involved will be dealt with should Kenya Kwanza form the next government.
“We will not go after individuals. We will go after all those in state capture and conflict of interest,” Gachagua said in a joint media broadcast.
The Mathira MP vaguely explained that it was “people in power who have used or are using their offices to use up public resources to their advantage,” when asked who or what State capture was.
The DP has also revealed plans of bringing to end the Kenya’s national debt, which currently stands at Sh9 trillion, in an exclusive interview with international media.
He said the country has the capacity to handle the debt situation, and that they as Kenya Kwanza have mapped out plans of how to go about it, should they win.
“We will put the brakes on more borrowing. It may not come to zero but we will begin the journey to slow down on more borrowing,” the DP said.
Campaigns hit fever pitch and candidates scramble for airtime to sell their agendas with just eighteen (18) days left as Kenya will soon be headed to the General Election.
Sonko has increased the intense in the race for Mombasa county which already has aspirants from the UDA and ODM parties.
Sonko has finally been cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to contest for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat.
On Thursday, July 14 2022, Sonko in the accompany of his supporters was given the green light.
The former Nairobi governor was invited by the IEBC to submit his letter for clearance as per a letter addressed to him earlier.
“The venue will be the IEBC Mombasa County offices and you are expected to submit your papers on July 14, 2022 between 2pm and 4pm,” Swalha Ibrahim the returning officer said.
The letter to Sonko came after a high court ruled that the politician doesn’t be disqualified from vying for governor noting that the governor was eligible to run for office. The commission said it could not head to the courts to appeal the decision as time could not allow.
Addressing the media after the clearance, Sonko said his candidature seeks to solve the problems of the people in the Coastal city and that he was bringing a new awakening in the city.
Sonko said he was not worried about the short time time line he has to undertake the campaigns in the large city noting that he was drawing a campaign schedule to begin immediately.
“We must campaign, we have few days but we will utilize them properly. We can do two days per constituency or a day per constituency,” Sonko noted.
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