MP Gachagua: Mt.Kenya Region Will Not Accept Raila’s Presidency Even At Gunpoint

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Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua has come out boldly stating that Mount Kenya region is not and will not accept ODM leader Raila Odinga’s presidency in 2022.

Gachagua said the vote-rich Central region has never accepted the former prime minister and his late father Jaramogi Oginga Odinga since time immemorial and nothing about that had changed.

Speaking on Sunday, September 27, the Tanga Tanga lawmaker said many of them had been intimidated and even arrested due to their rejection of Raila but none of that succeeded in altering their stand.

“We have decided even if it is at gunpoint, we will not accept. Some of us have been intimidated, our bank accounts frozen so that we support Raila but we have refused,” he claimed.

Gachagua said this in Bumula, Western Kenya where he also urged residents not to support the ODM leader in his political ambitions.

This came at a time Mt Kenya region was sharply divided especially after the Jubilee Party was split into the Tanga Tanga and Kieleweke factions.

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A little over a month ago, Jubilee vice chairperson David Murathe who is known to be President Uhuru Kenyatta’s confidant said time was ripe for Kenyans to reward the former premier with the top seat after years of struggle for democracy and good governance.

“I think it is time Kenyans rewarded the years of struggle of Raila Amollo Odinga. They owe it to him. It’s like Mandela, and 2022 will be a Mandela moment.

“And we would also like to tell him (Raila) to be a transitional president who will then nurture the young generation to take over in 2027,” he said during an interview with KTN.

 

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