The remarks attributed to Jubilee vice chairman and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s right hand man David Murathe that the party has no pact to support Deputy President William Ruto in the 2022 polls continue to elicit passionate and diverse reactions from Kenyans and politicians.
Speaking on Wednesday at the Maragoli Cultural Festival, Murathe asserted that his Kikuyu community owes “no one a debt” [of political support] and that Ruto should not ‘pretend’ to be speaking on behalf of Jubilee on matters referendum.
“There is a need to change the Constitution so that it can be more accommodating,” he said.
” Let you not be deceived by the Tangatanga movement because both Ruto and Uhuru have served their full terms and should retire together,” he added.
But these remarks expectedly appear to have rattled some politicians and netizens while others support him.
Former Kiambu governor William Kabogo tweeted “Murathe has no authority to speak on anyone’s behalf. Who is he to ask DP Dr WSR to retire from politics in 2022 we’ve not forgotten he sold his parliamentary seat to SK Macharia. He’s politically broke.”
Murathe has no authority to speak on anyone’s behalf. Who is he to ask DP Dr. WSR to retire from politics in 2022 we’ve not forgotten he sold his parliamentary seat to SK Macharia. He’s politically broke. pic.twitter.com/ICge7YFMcK
— Hon. William Kabogo (@honkabogo) December 26, 2018
To this, netizens put Kabogo to task having been quoted in the past as saying the Deputy President “will not get automatic votes from the Central region.”
Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wa responded to the remarks by Murathe deridingly, tweeting “Holiday season iko na ulevi zingine mbaya to some people.Let’s pray alipewa maziwa kidogo…kidoooogo tu and he will sober up.”