Nominated Member of Parliament Godfrey Osotsi has poked holes into the ongoing Luhya unity push.
Speaking on Radio Jambo's 'Mazungumzo Waziwazi' on Monday evening, he termed it a plan by Deputy President William Ruto to realize his ambitions.
Osotsi claimed that some of the leaders included in the push, led by Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula, are set to join Deputy President William Ruto's side before 2022.
He termed the Ford Kenya party leader as one of the Western Kenya leaders deployed to shake the opposition in favour of Ruto's pending presidential candidature, also naming Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka in the scheme.
"Nani hajui Wetangula na Lusaka ni watu wa Ruto? Kuna watu wako tu hapo kujijengea jina ili kusaidia wengine (Wetangula and Lusaka are both Ruto's projects and are only there to boost their influence to support him later)," said Osotsi.
The Amani National Congress (ANC) Secretary General termed this as the reason behind the opposition's National Super Alliance (NASA) co-principals many attacks on opposition leader Raila Odinga lately, as he seeks an excuse to rebel.
The pro-unity team has since termed the move as the region's only weapon against domination by outsiders, saying that its only when united that it can propel one of its own to the presidency in 2022.
This comes at a time when both Wetangula and ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi have since announced their presidential bids in the same race.