‘Mt. Kenya analeta Ksh.500 ya pombe, Rift Valley ni bodaboda!’ Gachagua slams Ruto over empowerment bias

Opposition leaders now say President William Ruto has been hoodwinking the Mt. Kenya residents and those opposed to the government by giving them less lucrative goodies while taking impactful community empowerment projects to his Rift Valley backyard.

Led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, the leaders say the President has been favouring his Rift Valley backyard at the expense of the Mt. Kenya region and Ukambani.

They were speaking during a Friday tour of the Coastal region, which snaked through different towns in Makueni County with roadside rallies from Malili, Salama, Sultan Hamud, Emali, Makindu, and finally Mtito Andei, as they continued to popularise their outfit.

"Hapa Ukambani na pale kwetu kwa Mlima anatuma mtu wa soprano, pelekea watu 500 wakunywe pombe na maharagwe. Pale kwake tumeona leo ametuma mtu ya soprano pelekea vijana bodaboda, pelekea posho mill, mtungi ya maziwa, cherehani, vitu ya maana,” said Gachagua, who is the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader.

Kalonzo, on his part, said he will not join the government, following calls by some pro-government leaders for him to change tack.

"Inaitwa blood-based government na sisi hatutaingia kwa hiyo serikali…" he said, vowing not to board the government bandwagon after a section of Kenya Kwanza leaders wooed him to jump ship.

DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa added: "Mnaweza kubali mtu ako na mkono safi kushikana na watu wako na mikono ya damu, mikono ya wizi na ufisadi?"

Kalonzo and Gachagua joined their opposition generals in sustaining their onslaught at President Ruto, saying they will unseat him come 2027.

"Hata Ruto akijiweka chairman wa IEBC, ataenda nyumbani, ama sivyo? Tarehe 25 itakuwa Gen Z Day,” said Kalonzo.

Gachagua added, “Harambee, one term, wewe Kasongo. One term, wewe Kaongo one term…"

Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior reiterated his support for Kalonzo’s presidency come 2027, saying: "Sisi tumewatuma haraka kama viongozi mtupee candidate. Sisi kama Makindu tumesema Dr. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka."

The Wiper Democratic Movement party is in the process of rebranding into the Wiper Patriotic Front by the end of June.

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