Bahati Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Kimani has said that President Uhuru Kenyatta's meeting in Sagana State Lodge did not bear its fruits as expected.
In an opinion piece on The Star, the lawmaker said that President Kenyatta has formed a team to block Deputy President William Ruto from rising to power. He said that Uhuru has no moral authority to caution other politicians from campaigning yet he also talks about 2022.
The lawmaker also said Uhuru has shown clearly that he is not ready to back the second in command as he seeks to rise to power.
"The President is cautioning people to desist from politicking, yet he himself has ambitions for 2022 and thus has positioned people to block DP Ruto's bid," he said.
The legislator also said that Ruto is a force to reckon with. He also said that Uhuru and his allies cannot write off Ruto before the next general elections.
"Ruto has a legitimate stake in Jubilee, if the President thinks otherwise, he should face us and tell us so, he is our party leader or is he afraid?" he added.
During the meeting in Sagana, Uhuru asked the leaders from the region to back the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). He also warned leaders against engaging in sideshows at the expense of development.