Deputy President William Ruto. [Photo/zipo.co.ke]
As the 2022 presidential succession politics begin to take shape, Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wanbugu has dismissed the popular thought that the Mount Kenya region will back the State House bid of Deputy President William Ruto.
In an opinion piece by Wambugu published in one of the dailies, the first time MP said the promise is not unconditional since it will depend with what happens between now and 2022 and if they fell shortchanged they shall 'revisit'.
"We will also revisit many issues that will happen during the next four years when we go to make decisions in 2022. (For example, when the president asks MPs to distribute committee leadership positions in Parliament inclusively to ensure we have a good balance and some refuse to heed his call, we note this and will revisit.)," said Wambugu.
Wambugu also dismissed Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria sentiments that the opinion pushed by him was not representative of the Mount Kenya community but his own.
"I feel it is important to point out that 2022 is over 4 years away, and no one, not even Kuria or myself is guaranteed re-election in 2022," said Wambugu.
However, Wambugu still reaffirmed that DP Ruto is the front-runner as things stand.