Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria believes some people close to President Uhuru Kenyatta are misleading him, especially in the Mt/ Kenya region.
For the last few months, succession politics have seemingly divided the region, which has supported Uhuru for the last 7 years.
A week ago, Uhuru summoned the region's leadership at Sagana State Lodge where he asked them to tone down on the Building Bridges Initiative report debate.
But Kuria now claims the head of state is being misled to undermine elected leaders from the region in favor of people who failed to make it to parliament.
“Some people are messing up the President’s legacy by misleading him. The meeting did not respect elected leaders and there was a narrative to show us that there were other people to sell BBI in the region,” Mr. Kuria said as quoted by the Nation.
The fiery MP from Uhuru's Gatundu backyard has been restless in recent days, with the BBI report set to divide him further from leaders allied to the president.
At Bungoma on Friday, Uhuru took a swipe at leaders opposed to BBI report, arguing that they should wait until it's out before criticizing it.
“There are some characters who poke holes into the report yet they are not privy to what is contained inside,” he said.
At Mt Kenya, two groups have emerged in the ruling Jubilee party. Tanga Tanga brigade leans towards DP William Ruto while Kieleweke claims to support Uhuru's legacy mission.