Africa-Press – Kenya. The Kenya African National Union (KANU) party has refuted claims that its leader, former Baringo senator Gideon Moi, is supporting President William Ruto’s administration.
In a statement released on Thursday, July 24, KANU addressed a circulating video which insinuated that Gideon Moi was supporting the current regime. The party strongly refuted this claim, branding it misleading.
According to the party, the video, which they noted was recorded in 2021, before President Ruto took power, was a misinformation campaign, which is being used by the government in a bid to restore its positive image in the public eye.
“The clip in question, recorded during the funeral of the late Hosea Kiplagat in 2021, has been stripped of its proper context and paired with a distorted transcription to deliberately mislead the public,” the party said.
“The calculated timing of this shallow and futile misinformation campaign to dupe the public is telling. It comes at a time when the government is rapidly losing public trust and grasping at anything, including fabricating alliances where none exist,” it added.
KANU has confirmed that Gideon Moi has no intention of joining forces with the administration, emphasising that his political alliances are formed through organised party processes.
The party has also confirmed that it will announce its next political move in due course.
“Fundamental decisions about political alliances are sanctioned through structured party processes, collectively by the leadership and membership of the party,” the party said.
“Until such a time the party leadership and membership make a determination on our next political course and affiliation, Gideon Moi stays put,” it added.
The announcement comes a day after the People’s Liberation Party leader, Martha Karua, revealed that she had a conversation with the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, where she tried to encourage him to withdraw his support from President Ruto’s administration.
In an interview with NTV on Wednesday 23 July, Karua claimed that she had urged the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader to do so, citing the loss of lives during protests.
“After Saba Saba, I called him again, this time to ask him a question. I asked him, as a person who has, throughout most of his life, fought for Kenyans, how his conscience sits with the continuous blood-letting by the Kenya Kwanza (KK) regime,” Karua said.
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