Dr Ruto has been reaching out to members of county assemblies (MCAs) as he seeks to solidify his national support across the country ahead of 2022. This comes after it emerged that Jubilee Party has no candidate for State House race in 2022 according to Former Jubilee vice-chairman David Murathe.
Murathe said the decision by Ruto allies to buy yellow T-shirts for their supporters in Kiambu was a sign they were plotting to ditch Jubilee ahead of the 2022 elections.
“You have seen they have started wearing yellow T-shirts, which are colours of URP. What message are they sending? Are they hinting at leaving Jubilee?”
It is now emerging that the ODM will field a candidate for the 2022 election backed by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Last week alone, Kiambu county received Ksh 50 Million from Tanga Tanga brigade’s chair Dr. Ruto- our aim is to eat the guys money..The yellow T-shirts alone brought Ksh 5Milliom to Kiambu through Waititu..
What a way to generate revenue— Ambassador Wachira Dennis (@WachiraDennis1) April 1, 2019
If you saw a tint of yellow in kiambu you should know the bus is already on the highway the negotiations were through along time ago— Cleric Odongo (@cleric_odongo) April 3, 2019
“I can tell you for free about formations in 2022. There will be a formation led by Raila Odinga. I expect people like Kalonzo (Musyoka), Musalia (Mudavadi), Gideon (Moi) and probably even Uhuru to be part of that formation. William will also have his own formation with the (Aden) Duales and (Kithure) Kindikis of this world.”
Murathe said there could be new formation outside Jubilee and ODM in the contest but “something of like-minded against the tanga tanga group”.
Murathe backed what Siaya Senator James Orengo alluded to that Uhuru and Raila could be planning an alliance for the 2022 contest.
In an interview with KTN News, Mr Orengo said “We are very well organised about 2022. ODM as a party will be on the ballot box in one shape or another, I can tell you that. But what I can tell you for purposes of Raila is that he is involved in an exercise that if mixed up with 2022 may work against his politics.”
Murathe, who resigned in January as vice-chair, said he tendered his resignation to stop Ruto from ascending to power since people “are scared” of his presidency.
He said he wanted to end the narrative by Ruto allies that Mt Kenya owed him support, stating that there was never a Memorandum of Understanding to that effect.
“The narrative that was going on was that Mt Kenya must support Ruto. If there was an agreement, then it was between Uhuru and Ruto and not the community. The people must be allowed to make their choice and that person cannot be Ruto. The way he has conducted himself since 2013, he is not the right person to succeed Uhuru.