A number of Jubilee MPs are under pressure to declare their stand in the ongoing power struggle between camps allied to President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.
As the rift between the rival camps continues to widen, Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni wa Muchomba accused MPs from Mt Kenya region in the Tanga Tanga movement of betrayal. “When they were campaigning, they told the people that they will support the President, but now they have turned against him. They are traitors,” she said.
On the other hand, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, who is rooting for Ruto, challenged his rivals – team Kieleweke – to openly start campaigning for Opposition leader Raila Odinga. “The President is with us. We love and support him 100 per cent. Kieleweke should sell their candidate Raila without hiding,” he said.
Tanga Tanga is composed of MPs backing Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid, while the Kieleweke team is bitterly opposed to the DP’s ambitions and has lately been joined in meetings by MPs allied to Raila. @ Willie msafiri
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