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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Deputy President William Ruto is scratching his head on how to convince his allies in the populous Mt Kenya region to join the recently unveiled United Democratic Alliance (UDA).<\/p>\n

Despite pledging unwavering support for his presidential bid, the leaders who include senators, MPs and MCAs have been coy in joining UDA, with some of them already promoting their individual parties.<\/p>\n

Although some of the DP\u2019s\u00a0lieutenants in the region where he enjoys considerable support have remained silent on the subject, others have come out in the open to declare that their support for\u00a0Ruto\u00a0is not pegged on joining UDA, which has closely been associated with him.<\/p>\n

Signs that the new political outfit may run into headwinds as it tries to consolidate\u00a0Ruto\u2019s\u00a0support base is lack of enthusiasm among his allies in Mt Kenya to stop their monthly contribution to Jubilee party and instead channel the funds to the newly formed Kazi Ni Kazi welfare group, affiliated to UDA.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the MPs in Rift Valley have written to clerks of National Assembly and Senate about the decision to stop contribution to Jubilee but those in Mt Kenya are reluctant to do so. They want the issue of the party clarified,\u201d said a Central Kenya MP.<\/p>\n

Welfare group<\/strong><\/p>\n

The MP said he would only communicate to the clerk of the National Assembly once the welfare group is up and running.<\/p>\n

This, according to sources close to the DP, has given him a fresh headache on how to galvanise his support without losing key leaders from the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is still early to talk about it but this is an issue which is under discussion. Most of these leaders are not willing to join\u00a0UDA\u00a0for fear of a repeat of what is happening to Jubilee party. If\u00a0Ruto\u00a0had not folded URP in the run-up to 2017, he would not be in the current mess,\u201d said an MP privy to the discussion.<\/p>\n

Ruto\u2019s\u00a0allies like former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri, Tharaka Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki, Kirinyaga Woman Representative Wangui Ngirichi and Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria have been propagating the agenda of different parties.<\/p>\n

Kindiki has openly declared that although he supports\u00a0Ruto\u2019s\u00a0presidential bid, he would not be joining UDA but would deliver his message from a different entity.<\/p>\n

Kiunjuri is also on record saying that The Service Party (TSP), which he leads, would not be folding to join another political party saying it would only work with like-minded parties.<\/p>\n

Mini polls<\/strong><\/p>\n

And buoyed by the outcome of the Gaturi ward by-election where his People Empowerment Party triumphed, Kuria has gone ahead to field candidates in the forthcoming by-elections saying he was building a national party.<\/p>\n

The issue of party allegiance coupled with the onslaught by President Uhuru Kenyatta on\u00a0Ruto\u2019s\u00a0allies in the Mt Kenya has given the DP fresh dilemma as he seeks to galvanise the support he currently enjoys.<\/p>\n

Kiunjuri has urged both\u00a0Ruto\u00a0and ODM leader Raila Odinga to state what they have in store for Mt Kenya region before the region drums up support for their presidential quest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese\u00a0two aspiring leaders must tell us what they have in store for us for supporting their presidential bid in 2022,\u201d Kiunjuri said.<\/p>\n

Kiunjuri hopes to use\u00a0TSP to unite Mt Kenya leaders so that they may have one front for negotiations for the region\u2019s stake in the next government.<\/p>\n

Ngirichi, another\u00a0Ruto\u00a0ally, has also laid her conditions to\u00a0Ruto\u00a0that he must pick a running mate from Mt Kenya region, saying Rift Valley and Mt Kenya regions are enough to propel\u00a0Ruto\u00a0to presidency.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had our way in 2007 and now we have both Mt Kenya region and the Rift Valley regions and we expect 70 per cent and 98 per cent of votes from the two regions respectively. So\u00a0Ruto\u2019s running mate must come from Mt Kenya region,\u201d said Ngirichi.<\/p>\n

Like Kiunjuri, Ngirichi told\u00a0Saturday Standard\u00a0that she is in control of Citizen Convention Party and that her husband Andrew Ngirici is now the party leader.<\/p>\n

She said the party seeks to cooperate with UDA to drum up support for\u00a0Ruto, but it will still field aspirants.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have learnt through the hard way on the move to fold political parties to from Jubilee. This party will also negotiate with\u00a0Ruto\u00a0and will be in the next government,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Kuria, on the other hand, registered PEP and started fielding candidates in the mini polls. He too wishes to use the influence of his party to bargain with\u00a0Ruto\u00a0for a position in his government before he is ascends to power.<\/p>\n

However, MPs Rigathi Gachagua and Kimani Ichungwa differed with their colleagues on establishing a political party in Mt Kenya region, saying most of them will join whichever political vehicle\u00a0Ruto\u00a0chooses, noting they are not after positions but bargaining for economic gain of Mt Kenya region.<\/p>\n

Ichungwa too dismissed the talk of forming one political party, saying time for ethnic and regional parties were overtaken by events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want one national movement that carries the aspirations of all people of Kenya not vehicles to carry political ambitions of ethnic chiefs,\u201d Ichungwa said.<\/p>\n

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Monthly contributions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gachagua defended their actions of withdrawing monthly contributions to Jubilee, saying the party has become moribund with its only active role being disciplining those airing views that are contrary to the wishes of the few.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe party is dead… It\u2019s only active department is the disciplinary department that punishes those who are close to Dr\u00a0Ruto. We can\u2019t be paying people to punish us,\u201d Gachagua added.<\/p>\n

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro\u00a0(above)<\/strong>\u00a0said they are hopeful that the position of the running mate will be from Mt Kenya region but was quick to add that it was the prerogative of\u00a0Ruto\u00a0to pick his running\u00a0mate.<\/p>\n

He said their camp is not into positions and negotiating power for individuals but seeks to focus on the economy to uplift \u2018Hustlers\u2019 who are mainly from Mt Kenya region.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hopeful that we shall get the DP position since every person pulls a blanket to his side but it is the prerogative of\u00a0Ruto\u00a0to choose his deputy and that will not stop us from electing\u00a0him. We have the president from the Kikuyu Nation and there is nothing he does to us other than scolding us through the radio stations on how money is being stolen. The hustler nation is ready to break the chains of tribal kingpins,\u201d said Nyoro.<\/p>\n

A section of leaders allied to\u00a0Ruto\u00a0too feel shortchanged after UDA failed to include a leader from Mt\u00a0Kenya region while others are opposed to\u00a0Kuria\u2019s\u00a0PEP party and his charm offensive mission to meet Mt Kenya MCAs to drum up support for\u00a0Ruto.<\/p>\n

Kindiki said he was part of Mt Kenya leadership that has vowed not to repeat the mistake of joining one political party like they did in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter working for President Uhuru for so many years, investing the prime of my youth, my intellect and my skills with a lot of loyalty, he invited ODM leaders to lecture me. Once beaten twice shy. This time round we have learnt a lesson. Although we have a candidate\u00a0Ruto, but on political party, we will not repeat the mistake we did in 2017. He must allow us to plan ourselves through our own party which we shall use to support him,\u201d Kithure added.<\/p>\n

It remains unclear\u00a0Ruto\u2019s\u00a0strategy to unite his house and whether other regions will back him should he pick his running mate from Mt Kenya region given the rotational presidency talk initiated by Uhuru and seconded by Raila and ANC\u2019s Musalia Mudavadi.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,\u00a0Ruto\u00a0yesterday said he expects President Kenyatta and Raila to support him in 2022 General Election just as he previously supported them.<\/p>\n

Ruto\u00a0said he played a major role for President Kenyatta to be where he is and also for Raila who was a Prime Minister during the retired President Mwai Kibaki regime.<\/p>\n

He was speaking at Ngong Stadium in Kajiado County where he presided over the empowerment of more than 25 women groups.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019Kenyans can remember very well how I helped Raila to cinch the Prime Minister position during the Kibaki regime. I did the same twice to Uhuru Kenyatta. Why is it that now I\u2019m being called names? posed the Deputy President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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