Amani National Congress (ANC) Leader, Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that he will not join the Deputy President, William Ruto in his 2022 succession politics. This comes a few weeks after the ANC leader promised to lead the opposition after Raila Odinga and Uhuru made peace with the famous ‘handshake.’
Mudavadi now says that he is not intimidated by the Deputy President adding that he will not be coerced to join Ruto for the top race.
“I have gone through the low times and high times and will not be tossed around like some Western leaders are being tossed by the DP,” he said.
Musalia expressed his sentiments when speaking during spoke during the for Matungu MP Justus Murunga at Makunda Primary School this past weekend. He exposed politicians from the Western region who he said have been pestering him to join Ruto in the name of reaching out to other communities.
Musalia however said that he has been in politics long enough and knows which friends to court for an election.
“It is not about reaching out to any neighbour but worth friends with a shared vision. Let them know that I know that I need to reach out to friends from other regions,” he said.
Musalia further said that he was fully prepared to take any challenger head on. On his part, Lugari MP Ayub Savula said that the ANC party will negotiate for 2022 directly with President Uhuru Kenyatta and not DP Ruto adding that politicians from the region who are backing the DP’s bid ought to keep off any negotiations and leave Luhya leaders to speak for the community.
The Lugari MP dismissed politicians following the DP terming them as ” beggars” who do not represent the community.
Mudavadi also revealed that he declined a government job because he wanted to be free to speak for Kenyans.
“The handshake is good but crooks should not be allowed to hide behind the truce to plunder the country,” he said.
While touring the North Rift region, Mudavadi who was once Kenya’s Deputy President, asked the Kalenjin community to back him in 2022 presidential race as he wants to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“I and my Luhya community stood behind retired President Daniel Moi. The Kalenjin community should thus back my bid as a way of returning the favour,” Musalia said.
Isn’t it surprising that Musalia has been at the forefront of preaching against ethnicity yet he is now asking the Kalenjins to vote for him on grounds that Luhyas stood with Moi when he ran for Presidency?