Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu has claimed that Deputy President William Ruto is not comfortable with the unity of the Mt Kenya voters.
In a Facebook post, Ngunjiri said that DP Ruto will do everything to divide the votes from the region. He said that the region will influence the outcome of the presidential race in 2022.
He also noted that it took Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta to work together to beat ODM leader Raila Odinga in 2017
“Ruto wants to be the President in 2022. He starts off with ~1.5M votes from his strongholds. He needs the 4.5M votes from Mt Kenya to have a head-start over anyone else competing with him. This is why he has made a lot more campaign trips to Mt. Kenya region than to any other region," he said.
The lawmaker added that Ruto can ask Mt Kenya voters to repay the debt after President Kenyatta’s promise. He noted that he will be in a good position to win the seat if he receives the support of Uhuru in 2022.
"One; Invite them to ‘repay’ the debt they owe him for supporting their son Uhuru Kenyatta in 2013 & 2017 by supporting him in 2022 without asking for anything in return,” he opined.
The legislator also said that he can choose to divide the region. He further said that the division of the region will make Ruto better positioned to win the contest when that time comes.
“The second option is to split the Mt Kenya vote bloc. He can split off the RV Kikuyu into one bloc; the Meru & Embu into another; Kiambu and Nyeri into a 3rd bloc; and Muranga, Nyandarua & Kirinyaga into a fourth bloc”