Nandi Hills Member of Parliament Alfred Keter has ditched the Jubilee Party.
The outspoken legislator says there is too much corruption in the government.
“You can quote me on this. Anyone you see supporting Jubilee is either stupid or corrupt,” he said on Wednesday in Eldoret.
Keter, who has been a strong critic of Jubilee in the past, said the country’s economy was collapsing under poor leadership of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy Williiam Ruto.
“The other name of Jubilee is corruption and you cannot describe corruption in Kenya without calling it Jubilee. I mean Jubilee and corruption are one and the same,” he said
The MP called on Kenyans to vote out Jubilee come 2017 general election, accusing Uhuru and Ruto of playing the tribal card, using Kikuyus and Kalenjins.
“They have been telling us that Kalenjins will take over in 2022 and Kikuyus are in it but they have not been mismanaging the country’s resources on behalf of their communities,” Keter said, as quoted by the Star.
The lawmaker cited the NYS scandal, saying Uhuru has failed in the fight against graft.
“Those who mocked me, including Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, majority leader Aden Duale and Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet have been linked to the NYS scam."
“Farouk was a mere nominated councillor in Eldoret before becoming Ruto’s aide, but, within a short time, he has been coming to my constituency for harambees and giving donations of more than Sh1 million,” he said.
Keter said he will seek re-election as an independent candidate or through another party, not Jubilee.