Following Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen’s allegations against opposition leader Raila Odinga, Deputy President William Ruto can now officially bid goodbye to the Luo Nyanza vote in his approaching 2022 presidential bid.
Addressing a section of Mau Forest evictees in Narok on Thursday, the Senate Majority Leader accused the Orange party leader of spearheading the evictions, worsening it by claiming that he is working in cohorts with some ‘goons’ from within the government to spoil it for Ruto.
Odinga remains the unquestioned political kingpin of the region and courtesy of the claim which might be translated as an insult on their leader by Odinga’s Luo diehards, Murkomen will have to work extra hard to correct the damage, failure to which it will reflect in the DP’s Nyanza score sheet.
Secondly, basing on his closeness to the DP, Murkomen is considered Ruto’s mouthpiece, with some likely to consider his remarks as his bosses' words which might make it even hard for Ruto to access the region after the open of the campaign window.
He might, therefore, be treated to rejection and resistance, and will lose even the small percentage he were to get courtesy of the heavy popularization of his bid as a result of the many endorsements he has been getting from his allies in almost every development project launches.
Added to his past insults on the leader, including the ‘Mganga’ (witchdoctor) and ‘Vitendawili’ (riddles) nicknames he had allocated Odinga, the latest one is an isult on the injury, and will wash away the little support he was gaining in the region courtesy of his soft nature recently.
Nyanza is, therefore, likely to vote for his main challenger in the race to get back at him in the event that Raila skips the much anticipated contest.
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