A section of Jubilee Party leaders have said that the recent rally held in Bomet County by opposition leaders will no sway their supporters.
The leaders say Bomet is Jubilee’s stronghold, and will vote for President Uhuru Kenyatta as a bloc come 2017 polls.
The rally was held to welcome Governor Isaac Ruto who was in South Africa for specialised treatment following a scuffle during a football match in the county, which left him with an injury below his right eye.
It was attended by Amani National Congress Leader Musalia Mudavadi, Wiper's Kalonzo Musyoka, Kanu Chairman Gideon Moi, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, Kisumu's Jack Ranguma, ODM Chairman John Mbadi and a number of Jubilee rebel MPs.
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Joyce Laboso, who has declared interest in Ruto’s seat, said the outspoken governor had joined the opposition alone.
Laboso maintained that Bomet is a Jubilee zone and the Chama Cha Mashinani party leader cannot change that.
“We thought it was a prayer rally but it seems it was a political rally. We are wondering if the governor was truly injured or he was just playing games. Bomet County is a Jubilee zone and the governor cannot continue lying that he supports President Kenyatta when he is befriending the opposition,” she said.
Another Bomet gubernatorial hopeful, Dr Julius Kones, said the rally would not change the minds of his supporters ahead of 2017 general election.
“Most people have not been swayed. They will still remain with Jubilee but we will redouble our efforts to ensure no one leaves.”
Governor Ruto had accused the Jubilee Party of forcing Bomet residents to support them.
He has been on record saying Kenyans will vote out the Jubilee administration in 2017 polls.