Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed has weighed in on why he was chosen as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report launch Master of Ceremony.
Speaking to 'Pointblank' host Tony Gachoka on Wednesday, Junet attributed his MC selection to him being present when President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga shook hands in 2018, at the steps of Harambee House.
"This was a political function that was supposed to deliver a document to Kenyans and that political function came about because of the handshake.When people were shaking hands at the steps of Harambee House, I think I am the only politician you saw there so I had a roll to play to deliver the same document that was brought about through the handshake to the people of Kenya," Junet said. (9:49-10:11)
The role Junet played during the BBI launch did not go down well with some people, triggering a lot of controversy.
There are those who held the view that a neutral person should have been choose to be the MC.
When Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen rose to speak during the launch, he accused the Suna East legislator of running the program in a manner he described as partisan.
Junet's presence during the historic handshake raised his profile as not just any other politician, but a key Raila confidante.