{"id":15400,"date":"2020-10-04T19:14:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T19:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=15400"},"modified":"2020-10-04T19:14:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T19:14:08","slug":"not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies","title":{"rendered":"Not even teargas will stop Ruto\u2019s march to State House- DP\u2019s allies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author:\u00a0JAPHETH OGILA<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto\u00a0(pictured above)<\/strong>\u00a0have declared that no amount of intimidation will stop them from backing his 2022 State House march.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a fundraiser at African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA) in Kenol, Kandara, Murang\u2019a County; the legislators said Ruto\u2019s support in the Mt Kenya region was too deep to be removed.<\/p>\n

When called by Kandara MP Alice Wahome to give her speech, Nominated MP Cecily Mbarire declared that time is ripe for\u00a0Ruto\u00a0to steer the wheels of country\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time has come for Ruto to take Kenya forward. They will not stop him even with teargas,\u201d said Mbarire.<\/p>\n

Former Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale, who decamped from ANC urged voters from Mt Kenya region to back Ruto\u2019s bid, saying other regions have embraced his candidature.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf hustler (Ruto) gets votes here in Mt Kenya, then votes from Rift Valley from Eastern because we have Johnston Muthama here, from Coast and add that to my 4 million votes from Western, he will win,\u201d Khalwale said.<\/p>\n

Ruto was accompanied by a group of serving MPs and senators- an event that was marred with chaos in the preliminary stages.<\/p>\n

Some of the leaders who accompanied the\u00a0DP Ruto\u00a0include Moses Kuria (Gatundu South), Kimani Ichungwah (Kikuyu), Bonny Khalwale (former Kakamega senator), Cecily Mbarire (Nominated), Purity Ngirici (Kirinyaga Woman Representative), Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu), William Cheptumo (Baringo North), Didmus Barasa (Kimilili), Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East), Kipchumba Murkomen (Elgeyo Marakwet), Millicent Omanga (Nominated), Johana Ng\u2019eno (Emurua Dikirr), Aaron Cheruiyot (Kericho), and Rigathi Gachagua (Mathira) among many others.<\/p>\n

Earlier, police lobbed teargas at the church\u00a0after two opposing groups of young men clashed in the area. One person was feared dead as others sustained injuries\u00a0in the process.<\/p>\n

The chaotic scenes that brought Kenol to a standstill before the fundraiser formed fodder for discussions as the legislators aimed their guns at other leaders.<\/p>\n

Blame games<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leaders drawn from Mt Kenya aimed their guns at Interior and National Planning Secretary Dr Fred Matiang\u2019i and his Principal Secretary Dr Karanja Kibicho, as they accused the duo of using the police to orchestrate chaos.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not possible that we have a government we elected very early in the morning now fighting the people even into the Church. I think we would have to do a cleansing ceremony after this. Let us condemn in the strongest possible manner,\u201d Said Wahome, who was the host MP.<\/p>\n

She claimed that area leaders among them Governor Mwangi Wa Iria and Woman Rep Sabina Chege had conspired to stop the event due to political reasons.<\/p>\n

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro alleged a female leader had gone for cash from a ministry after which she paid some young men at Thika Greens to disrupt the DP\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n

Same allegations were shared by Mathira Rigathi Gachagua saying when young men in the area refused the offer, the female leader opted to use the police officers.<\/p>\n

He then lashed at CS Matiang\u2019i for abetting the\u00a0chaotic scenes\u00a0witnessed in the area on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuyu Matiang\u2019i atakuja kuharibu legacy yako. You think you are very popular but God will punish you.<\/p>\n

Uhuru I know cannot lob teargas in a church,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

What followed was an assurance that no amount of intimidations would pluck off their support from Ruto.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cFred Matiang\u2019i if there is teargas you can send into the hearts of the Kikuyu community then look for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

But speaking to Standard Digital after the incident, Murang\u2019a Woman Rep Sabina Chege distanced herself from the incident saying the chaos had been stage-managed to tarnish her name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Speaking during a fundraiser at African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA) in Kenol, Kandara, Murang\u2019a County; the legislators said Ruto\u2019s support in the Mt Kenya region was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":15382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,8,10],"tags":[5938,836,314,2223],"class_list":["post-15400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-parties","tag-aipca-church","tag-alice-wahome","tag-deputy-president-william-ruto","tag-sabina-chege"],"yoast_head":"\nNot even teargas will stop Ruto\u2019s march to State House- DP\u2019s allies - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto\u00a0(pictured above)\u00a0have declared that no amount of intimidation will stop them from backing his 2022\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Not even teargas will stop Ruto\u2019s march to State House- DP\u2019s allies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto\u00a0(pictured above)\u00a0have declared that no amount of intimidation will stop them from backing his 2022\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"kenya\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-10-04T19:14:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/10\/not_even_teargas_wil5f79b486a3dce.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"722\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"452\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Not even teargas will stop Ruto\u2019s march to State House- DP\u2019s allies\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-04T19:14:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies\"},\"wordCount\":627,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/10\/not_even_teargas_wil5f79b486a3dce.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"AIPCA Church\",\"Alice Wahome\",\"Deputy President William Ruto\",\"Sabina Chege\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"homepage-english\",\"parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/not-even-teargas-will-stop-rutos-march-to-state-house-dps-allies\",\"name\":\"Not even teargas will stop Ruto\u2019s march to State House- DP\u2019s allies - 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