{"id":38621,"date":"2021-11-04T16:29:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=38621"},"modified":"2021-11-04T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T14:41:32","slug":"kangata-to-write-another-hard-hitting-letter-to-uhuru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kangata-to-write-another-hard-hitting-letter-to-uhuru","title":{"rendered":"Kang&#8217;ata to Write Another Hard-hitting Letter to Uhuru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Murang&#8217;a Senator Irungu Kang&#8217;ata has affirmed plans of writing another hard-hitting letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta next week.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Kirigiti residents in Kiambu County, the senator stated that the letter would cite reasons Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Raila Odinga would be defeated by Deputy President William Ruto.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the contents of the letter would clear the air on the 2022 elections.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will be writing the President another letter next week and the contents will clear the air on how Ruto will defeat Raila next year,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Sensing defeat for the former Premier, he urged all political leaders to take heed to the contents of the letter, that would be a foresight of the 2022 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>Flanked by Thika MP Patrick Wainaina and other government officials, the senator popularised the bottom-up approach-signifying that it was the saving grace for Kenyans who wallowed in poverty.<\/p>\n<p>His sentiments were shared by Wainaina who affirmed that the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) outfit would cater for the struggling Kenyans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The bottom-up economic model is the way to go. Kenyans need money at the grassroots for faster growth of small enterprises which will, in turn, create jobs for the jobless,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The contents of the first letter written by the senator detailed the low popularity of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in the Mt Kenya region- which elicited mixed reactions across the political divide.<\/p>\n<p>Kang&#8217;ata had stipulated that according to a survey conducted by his office, the BBI was unpopular in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Based on a survey I conducted during the December 2020 holidays, I have the conclusion, BBI is unpopular in Mt Kenya&#8230; Out of every 10 persons I surveyed, six opposed it, two support it, and two others are indifferent,&#8221; his letter read in part.<\/p>\n<p>The subsequent events saw the senator de-whipped as the Majority Chief Whip and replaced by Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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