Titus Khamala, the Lurambi MP has taken a swipe at various tours Deputy President William Ruto used to make in Kakamega county before emergence of coronavirus pandemic.
Khamala claimed Ruto was soo obsessed with making inroads in the county in his bid to cement his 2022 presidential bid and was even daring enough to show up in places he was not welcomed.
The DP, Khamala said, went to an extent of showing up at his residence without prior arrangements; an event that infuriated him (Khamala) and as such, told him (Ruto), never to set foot again at his home.
“Some time back, I received a guest at my residence. This visitor was DP William Ruto. My constituents really got concerned and questioned why I had welcomed such a visitor in my home. I listened to my people. After serving him lunch, I told him never to come back again at my place. It is good not to be in a haste to join someone in a song you don’t understand. You need to be very careful. You might be singing a rhythm that will be used as your burial hymn,” said the lawmaker who doubles up as a preacher at Cornerstone Gospel Ministries Kenya.
Khamala made the remarks on Saturday, June 6, in Kakamega county during burial of Arther Simon Angati, father of Lugari MP Ayub Savula. The funeral was attended by lawmakers from the Musalia Mudavadi-led ANC Party who dismissed Ruto’s presidential bid and his attempts to rally members of the Luhya community behind him.
Led by Savula, the leaders threw their weight behind Mudavadi who they urged to work closely with President Uhuru Kenyatta so that he may receive his blessings to vie for presidency come 2022.
“Mudavadi is my party leader and I really respect him. We, however, insist that he needs to work closely with President Uhuru and gain his confidence. This will make it easy for the President to hand him the baton when his term ends in about two years,” said Savula.
Savula’s remarks were echoed by Ikolomani MP Benard Shinali and Vihiga Woman Representative Beatrice Adagala who said Mudavadi was respected and loved all over the country and all he needed to do was to work with the right people to make come true his dream of becoming president.
Senate minority leader James Orengo who also joined mourners during the funeral reiterated the need of uniting the mulembe community for it to be able to come closer to the decision-making table.
Orengo also hinted at a second unity meeting at the home of COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli today, Sunday, June 7. The first meeting was held a week ago at Atwoli’s Kajiado home where over 40 leaders from Western region attended and appointed their spokespersons.
“Tomorrow (today), there will be another meeting at the home of Atwoli. If Savula will not be able to attend, I will take your greetings on his behalf,” said Orengo.
