William Ruto’s diehard supporters Elgeyo-Marakwet senator Kipchumba Murkomen and Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi are now bitter enemies.
Sudi and Murkomen, who are among Ruto’s confidants from his Rift Valley backyard, have fallen out because of petty issues.
The Kapseret MP accuses the Elgeyo-Marakwet senator of bad-mouthing him and other politicians to the deputy president.
In a video trending on social media, Sudi is seen angrily slamming Murkomen for taking gossips to William Ruto.
The Kapseret MP further hinted that the Elgeyo-Marakwet senator might be on his way out of Ruto’s camp, saying he is joining Kanu.
According to @DonaldBKipkorir, Murkomen has silently left Tangatanga, is he headed to KANU? Time will tell.
I knew when Sudi told him this he couldn't stay in UDA for long. pic.twitter.com/yg1WL5mFVm
— Duncan Makori (@EngnrDan) October 2, 2021
Sudi’s revelation comes amid speculations about Murkomen’s future in Ruto’s camp as he is no longer seen with the DP in public unlike before.
Murkomen has been a close ally of Ruto and has been very vocal in criticizing those who had a contrary opinion with his bottom-up economic model.
However, the Elgeyo-Marakwet senator in recent days has not been seen in Ruto’s rallies or his Karen residence sparking speculations about his political future.
The last time my Senator Kipchumba Murkomen spoke about uda on his Twitter or attended a uda function is over a month ago .. He now discusses Manchester United only. Has my Senator been dropped from uda Politburo or as he left uda quietly?
— Donald B Kipkorir (@DonaldBKipkorir) October 1, 2021
Oscar Sudi’s savage attack on Kipchumba Murkomen simply demonstrates that things are not fine in Ruto’s political camp.
Several Ruto’s allies especially from Mount Kenya have been fighting each other in public over several reasons – mostly because of selfish interests.
The likes of Moses Kuria and Rigathi Gachagua, Kimani Ngunjiri and Susan Kihika have been firing at each other in public for quite sometime.
Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua and Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria don’t see eye to eye on several political issues in Central Kenya.
Gachagua publicly blasted Kuria for bringing divisions in United Democratic Alliance (UDA) by forming his own party Chama Cha Kazi.
Ruto has maintained that UDA will not seek alliances with other political parties causing him to be at loggerheads with the likes of Kuria and Mwangi Kiunjuri who are unwilling to fold their parties to join UDA.
Shortly after Kuria registered Chama Cha Kazi in August this year, Gachagua was quick to dismiss the Gatundu MP saying he was not representing the interests of Mt. Kenya people.
Kuria maintains that he supports Ruto’s presidential bid even though he refuses to join UDA as a party member.
Susan Kihika and Kimani Ngunjiri also don’t see eye to eye. Their row first played out in May this year as the two Tangatanga politicians quarreled and made accusations against each other.
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