Former Education assistant minister Kilemi Mwiria warned unnamed leaders who he claimed have already launched a scaremongering campaign of possible inter-community violence if Mt. Kenya communities fail to support Ruto’s 2022 bid.
“There is a team going round the country and making it look like it is a Kalenjin/Kikuyu matter. That if we don’t do this the people will fight in Rift Valley. This county is not just about Rift Valley. There are some other Kenyans,” the former Tigania East MP said.
“This country is not about Kalenjins and Kikuyus just because they have produced presidents for the last 50 years.”
Kilemi Mwiria was speaking during a press conference y a group of leaders from Mount Kenya led by former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth and former Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Martha Karua.
The leaders demanded respect for President Kenyatta and cautioned Ruto’s sympathisers from the region fond of attacking the President over alleged marginalisation in the area.
“There must be respect even if there is divergence of views. We can address this things with a lot of decorum, ” Kenneth said.
“People are struggling to make their names by attacking the President. Very soon they are going to regret and that is why you have seen some have started apologising,” Waititu added.
Jubilee secretary general Raphael Tuju also told off Uhuru’s critics over resource distribution and warned against ethnic driven politics
“Jubilee represents every part of our county, every group in our nation and is committed to uniting Kenyans under a shared vision of peace, progress and prosperity. Kenyans are ready for a more sophisticated political debate based on ideas and vision; we are ready to take the first bold step away from ethnically based politics,” Tuju said quoting the Jubilee constitution.
He brushed off the voices of discord arguing that Uhuru had embarked on healing the county and burying the ghosts of political violence related to elections.
“We don’t expect that journey to be easy given our political history over the last century,” he said.
“Bringing this country together is work in progress. It is not just an incident of few leaders coming together at different times. It is and must be the work of all of us,” he added.