Former Murang'a governor Mwangi wa Iria now says he will move to the United Nations to present a case on remarks made by DP Rigathi Gachagua regarding the 'shareholders' remarks.
On February 19, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said that government appointments are a preserve of those who backed the Kenya Kwanza administration.
The DP who was speaking in Kericho during a fertiliser distribution exercise said Kenya Kwanza's staunch supporters would be prioritised in the sharing of the national cake.
"This government is a company that has shares. There are owners who have the majority of shares, and those with just a few, while others do not have any. You invested in this government and you must reap. You sowed, tilled, put manure and irrigated, and now it is time to reap,” Gachagua said.
The remarks attracted mixed reactions with Wa Iria now threatening to move to the UN over them.
"This shareholders debate needs to go to the UN. This is not a debate which can be dealt with here," he said.
Wa Iria spoke on Thursday at the DCI headquarters along Kiambu road.
The former governor said the nation is not heading in the right direction adding that it is like the nation is heading to where it was 30 years ago.
He claimed anyone who is speaking against the government is being profiled as a non-shareholder of the country.
Wa Iria said there is profiling when it comes to the 'shareholders debate' such that those aligned to a particular side are seen as shareholders while those on the opposite are sidelined.
" If you are not said to be aligned to that side, you are a non-shareholder and anything can be done to you," he said.
" That is why we are saying this business of shareholders should be taken to the UN. We want to be told what non-shareholders are supposed to do. If we are to create our own country, then let us be given a tent so we stay there."
Iria said they are already working on the papers to present to the UN on the shareholder's debate.
He said it is good to understand what the shareholders' and non-shareholders debate means for Kenyans.
The former governor said the shareholders' debate is the root cause of the problems facing the nation.
"Only the UN can rescue Kenya from the shareholders' debate," Iria said.
