Former Gichugu lawmaker Martha Karua. She has denied ever being part of the now defunct CORD coalition[Photo/Citizen tv]
Narc Kenya Party leader Martha Karua has denied claims that she was a member of the now defunct opposition unity Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD).
Speaking in an interview on Citizen TV Monday,Karua said that she never joined the coalition but was only associating with it because her party was in the opposition having lost in the 2013 election therefore placing her as part of the fraternity.
''I was never part of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy,I was only associating with the team because I and my party are in the opposition having lost in the last elections,'' said Karua who vied for Presidency on her party ticket but lost to President Kenyatta.
When asked about her sudden change of mind to support President Kenyatta's re-election bid despite having been one of the most vocal critics of his government,Karua defended herself saying that as an opposition leader,she only did what was expected of her further saying that her support for Kenyatta has been arrived at after deep consultations and considerations.
''I only did my job by condemning the Jubilee government because the opposition's job is not to praise the government but to point out mistakes.I have however decided to support the Jubilee government for a re-election because having played in both the government and the opposition,i think that Jubilee has performed better,'' said Karua who is vying for the Kirinyaga gubernatorial post on a Nark-Kenya ticket.
The former Gichugu lawmaker will battle it out with former devolution Cabinet Secretary Ann Waiguru who will be flying the Jubilee Party flag in the race.