The Democratic Party has disowned Gatundu South lawmaker Moses Kuria with regards to his 2022 presidential bid.
Kuria has since claimed that he has the party's ticket for the much-anticipated race, and on Tuesday shared a campaign poster with the party's letterhead and logo.
Through its Secretary General Wambugu Nyamu, the party on Thursday condemned the move, saying that Kuria is yet to officially communicate to it with regards to the same.
He added that the latter is ineligible to vie on its party, and doesn't enjoy the party's blessings or endorsement as he is not a life member of the party, one of its requirements.
"DP has an elaborate process on how to nominate its presidential candidate with a requirement that any presidential candidate for DP must be a DP life member, of which Kuria is not,” Nyamu was quoted by the Standard.
The remarks were echoed by the party National Chair Esau Kioni who said that Kuria's move to share his poster has led to some shock within the party leadership as he never contacted it.
"Nothing prevents him (Kuria) from being a friend of the party but the members have concerned the extent he had gone. The decision on our candidate rests of the National Delegates Conference (NDC)," he said.
Kuria has insisted that he will be in the race to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta and has severally vowed to beat Deputy President William Ruto and all other competitors.