The late Kitui West MP Francis Nyenze was a no-nonsense man.
Nyenze left former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga with sleepless nights when he threatened to lead Wiper leaders and the Ukambani region from National Super Alliance (NASA) if former Vice President Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka was not named as the NASA flag bearer.
Raila was banking on the support of the Kamba community to ascend to power after several failed attempts.
Nyenze insisted that no Kalonzo, no NASA.
He also said that the Kamba nation was no longer begging for support from Raila.
“This is no longer a request. We are not begging, it is a demand we are making. It is either Kalonzo or there will be no NASA, at least not including the Wiper party,” he said.
He also accused the Luo political kingpin of betraying Kalonzo, who had stood with him in the past general election.
He insisted that it was Kalonzo’s turn to rise to the occasion.
“I want to say that in my own opinion, the Kamba Nation got a raw deal because now there was a MoU in 2013 that Honorable Kalonzo Musyoka, the entire Ukambani support Raila, and we did that. In 2017 it was to be Kalonzo Musyoka but through fair negotiations and I was a leading negotiator. The committee that was tasked with selecting the flag bearer could not reach consensus,” said Nyenze.
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