Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has addressed rumors about her joining United Democratic Alliance, UDA, in preparation for the coming general elections.
Speaking during an interview at Spice FM on Monday, Waiguru neither confirmed nor denied whether she will be joining the party that is affiliated to deputy president William Ruto.
“I don’t think it’s the right time to have that conversation right now. I can’t say I would, I can’t say I would not. This is politics, but it’s a bit early. Let’s see what the ground looks like,” she stated.
Waiguru went ahead to say that her decision to be part of UDA or not will also be determined by the seat that she would be vying for.
“I will be spending a lot of time on the ground, which will decide what direction I’ll take. The decision will also be influenced by the seat that I will go for.”
Waiguru also explained why she was taking a backseat in politics and think of the way forward. She said that politicians should also self-reflect before the next general elections.
“The problem in leadership is that we keep going and never take time to think and take stock of where it is that you are at,” she said.
Aside from that, Waiguru questioned the approach that BBI proponents used in lobbying support for the bill saying that some of the methods used were not effective.
“I have been at the forefront of BBI, I have stood with the handshake against all odds, I have stormed upstream in Mt Kenya, here we are. We have had we have had two loses on BBI ,” she noted.
“Secondly, what are the people on the ground saying? Because when you ask people what they thought about this thing, which was aimed at bringing more resources to counties, that message didn’t seem to have trickled into their hearts. Is it the way we presented the message? You have to ask yourself these questions as a leader,” she added.
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