NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga dances with running mate Kalonzo Musyoka in Marigat during their Baringo campaign visit. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Wiper leader and NASA deputy principal Kalonzo Musyoka has lashed out at President Uhuru Kenyatta for accusing him of not having something to offer Ukambani residents.
This is after Uhuru and DP William Ruto on Saturday said that Kalonzo's future in the Opposition was uncertain.
"I urge my brother Kalonzo not to be misled by Raila Odinga (flag bearer). Come and work with us. When I leave office, you can work with William and move this country forward,” Uhuru said.
Kalonzo however issued a stern rejoinder, saying he could not join the "sinking Jubilee ship" whose leadership will not win the August 8 polls.
"It is comical for Uhuru and Ruto to ask me to join them as they march towards Opposition trenches, for that is surely where they will be after NASA takes over power," he said.
"...their repeated foray into the Lower Eastern region have failed to bear any tangible results," he added.
He said claims that he has nothing to offer his people were "not only false but also laughable".
"The fact that I was re-elected four times as Mwingi North MP is evidence of the confidence the electorate had in my leadership abilities," he said.
"Such utterances reflect the state of panic and utter desperation on the part of the President and DP," Kalonzo said.
"They are trying, too late, to curry favours with a completely disgusted electorate who have already made up their minds to reject the extremely inept, blatantly corrupt and shamelessly tribal Jubilee regime on August 8."