‘We're not enemies’: Ngilu, Musila call truce as they pledge to campaign for Raila in Kitui

Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu and former Senator David Musila have promised to set their political differences aside to drum up support for Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party presidential aspirant Raila Odinga ahead of the August polls.

The pair, despite this truce, is set to lock horns at the ballot with Ngilu looking to defend her seat which Musila has set his eyes on.

Ngilu will be seeking the position under a NARC ticket while Musila will be vying under a Jubilee ticket; both parties constitute the larger Azimio coalition party.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday after an IEBC meeting with Kitui County aspirants, Ngilu stated that getting Odinga into State House supersedes hers and Musila’s personal aspirations.

“We are both Azimio candidates. The other parties are our competitors so we must continuously consult. We are not enemies at all, we want to make sure that we are going to win the national government,” said Ngilu.

“We are both campaigning for Odinga and if either of us becomes governor of Kitui we will be in the same government.”

Ngilu likewise noted that a vacuum had been left in the Ukambani region, which Azimio needs to capitalize on, following the exit of Wiper boss Kalonzo Musyoka from the Odinga-led coalition.

“Wiper has disengaged and said they are not part of Azimio so we, the two gubernatorial candidates for Azimio, must continuously consult,” she said.

Musila on his part noted that there was no bad blood between himself and Ngilu while stating that their main objective moving forward would be to help Odinga clinch the county’s top seat.

“We are Azimio candidates and we respect one another. We are only two Azimio candidates so that suggests that we must be friendly. That is why we are standing here to consult as members of one political union,” he said.