Political analyst Ambrose Wenda has defended Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria's announcement that he will run for the presidency in 2022 terming it as tactical.
Wenda who is also an advocate of the High Court said that Kuria is a "political genius" who is able to read the signs of the prevailing times beforehand, a move that enables him to be ahead of his counterparts in the region.
"Moses Kuria is a smart guy. His announcement that he will be running for the presidency in 2022 is nothing but tactical. He knows that President Uhuru Kenyatta will soon be exiting the Central region politics so why not position himself?" Wenda said on KBC English Service breakfast show on Wednesday.
The analyst went ahead to say that Kuria is even smarter than ODM Party leader Raila Odinga whom he said is still stuck to yesterday's politics.
"Look here, whether Moses Kuria is being mentioned in good or bad light regarding his 2022 presidential bid, the fact is he is trending and that is what is important.
"As people count the 2022 presidential candidates, his name is there meaning he will remain relevant all through. But look at Raila he is still dilly-dallying and nobody knows whether he will be on the ballot or not," he added.
Wenda, however, noted that Raila could be busy with the Building Bridges Initiative and might just be waiting for the right time to declare his bid.