[KANU chairman Gideon Moi (right) in a past event. Two senators allied to the party maintains that it will reclaim its lost glory. Photo/Facebook.com]
Independence party KANU would reclaim its lost glory in this year’s elections, contrary to its perceived fading influence in the country, West Pokot Senator John Longanyapuo has said.
KANU, which has expressed its desire to field candidates in all elective seats apart from presidency, will on Thursday convene a National Delegates Conference to endorse its preferred presidential candidate.
The party, which ruled for decades, was unceremoniously toppled from power in 2002 when the current president Uhuru Kenyatta contested against a spirited opposition, an event which made many political pundits to rule in out of Kenyan politics.
“KANU is not dead and we shall reap immensely in this year’s elections. We are receiving defectors from many other parties and hopefully in the story will be different,” he said when receiving a host of defectors on Tuesday.
Recently, retired President Daniel Moi and his son Gideon Moi met President Kenyatta and the three are said to have agreed to work together.
Nominated senator Zipporah Kittony also says the party will be a force to reckon especially in its Rift Valley strongholds.
“Those who think we are not strong will be shocked. I am seeing a scenario where we shall win a host of seats in August,” she said.