Thursday, September 5, 2024 – President William Ruto has come under sharp criticism from a section of Mt. Kenya leaders over his Nyanza tour, which they allege was intended to humiliate Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
In a statement, the leaders, led
by Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu, alleged that the good reception Ruto received in
Nyanza during his tour was a political script meant to humiliate the DP.
Nyutu, an ally of the deputy
president, revealed that as a result, they were closely studying the latest
political developments in the government after the Head of State included some
members of the Opposition in the Cabinet, leading to the birth of the
broad-based government.
"As people from Mount Kenya, we
are studying the happenings in the political landscape and one thing that was
clear is that there was a script to humiliate the Deputy President,’’ Nyutu
stated.
The senator decried a system of
favoritism where their ODM counterparts are now favored in government over
them.
"This is like a polygamous
marriage where now the new wife is more favoured than the first wife," he
added.
The lawmaker further maintained
that the DP's wing was closely monitoring the developments to see whether there
would be isolation of the Mt Kenya region from being given the
priority and treatment they enjoyed in government before.
The Senator revisited a recent
statement where he claimed that ODM party Chairperson Gladys Wanga and Minority
Leader in the National Assembly Junet Mohammed directed humiliation at the DP.
"If you listened to the two
saying they had some small mountains to show the deputy president, that was a
direct humiliation at him during the tour,’’ Nyutu added.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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