Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria. He says that Raila's Kiambu visit on Tuesday was a waste of time as he will get zero votes from the vote-rich county. [Photo: nairobiwire.com]
Nasa presidential candidate Raila Odinga's visit to Kiambu County on Tuesday was an exercise in futility, Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has said.
Kuria through an opinion piece published by the Star newspaper on Wednesday, says that Raila won't get a single vote from Kiambu or any of the other Jubilee strongholds.
"I want to say there is nothing to be worried about for Jubilee Party from the Odinga visit to Kiambu, or any of the Jubilee backyards. The visit will hardly add him a vote in the August election because Raila, if anything, has lost most of his backyards, which have become Jubilee turf because of the development they have received from the national government. Raila has no development record," writes Kuria.
He has also applauded Kiambu residents for welcoming Raila into the county saying it is a 'show of political maturity'.
"First, I really applaud the people of Kiambu county for receiving opposition leader Raila Odinga and his NASA team very well. It was a show of maturity.
"You know this is a political season and everyone, especially presidential candidates, should be free to campaign anywhere across the country.
This is a show of where we are as a country in terms of democratisation.
Whether you get votes is another thing altogether," adds Kuria.
The controversial MP asserts that Nasa strongholds have gone to Jubilee because they find some national government-initiated development in their areas.
"The ground has shifted tremendously because of Jubilee and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s sterling development record, no other reason," he says.