Former Kiambu governor William Kabogo wants Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga to drop their 2022 presidential bids.
Speaking on Wednesday during an interview with KTN’s Point Blank, Kabogo requested the two leaders as well as President Uhuru Kenyatta to avoid the 2022 polls for the sake of Kenyan unity fostered by the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
“We may be pushed to put pressure on them to build bridges, but not participate in the 2022 election. Let them be the country’s fathers, even that other guy (Hata yule jamaa mwingine); in reference to DP Ruto,” said Kabogo as quoted by Standard.
He also stated that some people believe Uhuru and Raila are out to create positions for themselves and shunning 2022 will cleanse them.
Kabogo also asked Uhuru and Raila to skip campaigns in Kibra. Uhuru is backing former footballer McDonald Mariga while Raila is behind Ken Okoth's brother Imran Okoth.
“If Raila and Uhuru go to Kibra to campaign it would jeopardise the handshake. When I saw Uhuru endorse footballer McDonald Mariga for the race, I thought the handshake was dead. The two need to keep off Kibra because if they go they will end up exchanging (words),” he noted.