Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi has dismissed Deputy President William Ruto’s regular and numerous visits to the Western region.
Ruto and his ‘Tanga Tanga ‘ group has been in the Western region for several functions and launching development projects since 2017.
This has been seen as the DP's efforts to woo residents to support his 2022 presidential bid.
In an interview with Daily Nation, Mudavadi said; “You can take this to the bank. His frequent trips to the region will not yield results because western Kenya voters are not for sale. The so-called inroads were made from 2013 to 2017, but what was the result of the 2017 elections?”
The NASA co-principal further claimed that the few leaders in the region who won on Jubilee ticket in 2017 were not genuinely elected.
“The vote went to the National Super Alliance, with some computer-assisted leaders coming through on Jubilee tickets,” he noted.
Mudavadi’s sentiments come at the time when a section of leaders from Western has decamped to Ruto’s political camp.
Former Kakamega senator Bonny Khalwale recently joined Ruto's team and promised to deliver the region’s votes to his basket.
Trans Nzoia governor Patrick Khaemba has also been reported to be having a good political relationship with the DP.