- The DP said that it is time for the Kamba community to wake up and stop being humiliated.
- Gachagua said it was wrong for Raila to invite Kalonzo for a running-mate position while he had already settled for somebody else.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked Kamba leaders to fix their politics by ditching the opposition.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked Kamba leaders to fix their politics by ditching the Opposition.
Speaking on Sunday at AIC, Zombe in Kitui East, Gachagua said the community has backed opposition leader Raila Odinga for years but this has not bore fruits.
The DP said Kamba leaders in the Opposition should respect the community by participating in development projects such as schools and churches.
"Fix your politics, you cannot follow a man who takes you nowhere forever. You have been following the Opposition leader (Raila Odinga) for many years but he humiliated your community leader (Kalonzo Musyoka) in the 2022 General Election by subjecting him to an interview for the running mate slot. You do not humiliate a whole community by interviewing their leader for a running mate position," he said.
The DP said it is time for the Kamba community to wake up and stop being humiliated.
Gachagua said it was wrong for Raila to invite Kalonzo for a running mate position while he had already settled for somebody else.
"That humiliation that was given to this community in the last election was too much. How do you take a leader of an entire community to an interview to humiliate him in front of the whole world? He is somebody you know, he has been with you all his life and you know his credentials and he already knew the outcome," he said.
"Let us respect communities, especially a community that has supported you for five elections. Accord it respect and participate in its development affairs."
In the runup to the August 9, 2022 presidential elections, Raila settled on Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua as his running-mate.
Gachagua said said despite the Kamba community's support for the Opposition over the years, the government is ready to support the community's development projects.
He castigated the Opposition for nominating Kalonzo to chair the National Dialogue Committee and then reject the outcome of the process.
"The other day Kalonzo was given the job of chairing the dialogue committee with National Assembly Majority leader Kimani Ichung'wah and they have refused the report to shame him," he said.
Gachagua was accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza (Ministry of EAC, ASALS and Regional Development), Principal Secretary Teresiah Mbaika (State Department of Devolution) and MPs Nimrod Mbai (Kitui East), Rachael Nyamai (Kitui South), Mejja MejjaDonk Benjamin Gathiru (Embakasi Central), Zaheer Jhanda (Nyaribari Chache), Kivai Kagesi (Vihiga), Japheth Nyakundi (Kitutu Chache), Members of the County Assembly led by area Ward Representative Laban Malinga, among other leaders.