Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu has dismissed suggestions that Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri will be the successor of President Uhuru Kenyatta in Mt Kenya.
The former legislator has been organising political meetings across Mt Kenya, with the latest coming in Embu where a section of leaders discussed BBI report implementation.
But according to Ngunjiri, Mr Kiunjuri has been waging a rebellion against Uhuru, arguing that he will not succeed in his quest.
“My personal opinion is that he is not the one to take over from Uhuru. You cannot take over from Uhuru by staging a rebellion against him. Whoever is going to take over from Uhuru is the person who has assisted him to finish his term successfully and ensures he is respected to the end,” he said as quoted by the Star.
“Kiunjuri is part of the people who believe they can build their names by defying Uhuru Kenyatta. He thinks that defiance is going to make him a regional kingpin," he added.
Further, the MP who is in the Kieleweke faction of the Jubilee party said Kiunjuri does not come from Mt Kenya region, owing to the fact that Laikipia is in the Rift Valley region.
"Kiunjuri’s political base is Laikipia, which is actually in the Rift Valley and therefore I don’t see how he can come from Rift Valley to come and lead people in Mt Kenya,” he added.
However, Kinangop MP Thuku Kwenya describes Kiunjuri as “a seasoned leader who is ripe to unite and lead the region”.
“Kiunjuri is one of our leaders who has what it takes to lead. He has experience in politics and government affairs and can equally ready to a political direction to take," he said.