COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has denied claims by Kandara MP Alice Wahome that he is pushing for President Uhuru Kenyatta to become Prime Minister after 2022.
Speaking in Nakuru on Friday, Atwoli said that Wahome is entitled to her opinion citing that the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is meant for Kenyans and not Uhuru or ODM leader Raila Odinga.
He also noted that his opinion is not final since it can be objected as well.
“My opinion can be contested or supported by Kenyans. There is no person if even we will have the Prime Minister post that will be handpicked without elections. We are saying it will come to the new BBI arrangement. Everyone has the right to choose which seat to contest for. We cannot stop making suggestions.
(Maoni yangu inaweza kupingwa au kupewa support na wakenya. Hakuna mtu hata kama kutakuwa na nafasi ya Prime Minister atakayechaguliwa bila kura. Sisi tunasema katiba ikikuja mpya under BBI arrangement, kila mtu ana uhuru wa kuchagua ni kiti gani ambacho atapigania… hatuwezi kukosa kusuggest,” Atwoli said.
Wahome had said that Atwoli and former Jubilee Vice Chairman David Murathe had hinted that Uhuru is not retiring in 2022.