One of president William Ruto’s most vocal supporters from the Rift Valley, Belgut member of parliament Nelson Koech, made sensational claims, saying it’s one of the secret weapons that the head of state has in his arsenal.
Koech was speaking while making an appearance on Citizen TV’s morning show Daybreak which was hosted by the station’s presenter Sam Gituku. Alongside Koech in the studio were KANU Political Affairs Director Fred Okang’o, Kathiani member of parliament Robert Mbui and Dagoretti South legislator John ”KJ” Kiarie.
While responding to Mbui who had blasted Tiati member of parliament William Kamket for abandoning Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance Coalition Party to work with the ruling Kenya Kwanza Alliance, Koech cut him short to declare that it wasn’t only Kamket who the United Democratic Alliance party was working with from Azimio but in fact many others as well.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Kitui county UDA coordinator, Moses Banda fired a warning shot, making the president’s intentions in the region clear.
“The defections of leaders in Kitui to UDA will continue as that was just the beginning. In the next one month, we shall be receiving another batch of defectors from Wiper,”Banda said in a statement he shared with the media.
He added that a serious mop up of the Wiper defectors would begin once Kitui Governor Julius Malombe of the Kalonzo-led party finalises the constitution of his government.
Banda was referring to the exodus that had just unfolded after. Narc party leader Charity Ngilu lost to UDA a key plank, Julius Muinde Mutukaa, who in the last election lost his bid for Kitui senatorial seat on the party ticket.
Ann Mutisya, who unsuccessfully sought the Kitui woman representative seat seat on Narc in the August polls, also decamped to UDA.
The Ngilu-led party also lost to UDA its unsuccessful candidate for the Mwingi West parliamentary seat, Koki Musau, as well as the immediate Nzambani MCA Ruth Kyene .
The ceremony at a Kitui town hotel where the defectors were received by Banda and UDA politician Stephen Kilonzo also saw ODM’s Mumo Kingi who lost his bid for the Kitui South MP seat decamp to UDA.
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