[NASA co-principal Musalia Mudavadi. He has dismissed Jubilee defectors' influence in Western Kenya. Courtesy: The Star]
Opposition coalition NASA co-principal Musalia Mudavadi has laughed off Jubilee Party defectors' influence in Western Kenya days after failing to deliver the region's vote into President Uhuru Kenyatta's voter basket.
Speaking on Saturday in Vihiga, Mudavadi noted that the region is firmly under NASA's grip, despite a host of leaders in the region ditching NASA for Jubilee.
Key among those who jumped ship include former Vihiga governor Moses Akaranga, former MPs Paul Otuoma (Funyula), Ababu Namwamba (Budalang'i) and Yusuf Chanzu (Vihiga).
“Right now, our brothers who were bought by the money Jubilee are borrowing and piling the debt on Kenyans, can no longer call their Jubilee operatives because their worth has been known. They have no influence whatsoever in this region that is firmly in NASA,” Mudavadi said.
“I want to thank my people for resisting the buffoonery that Jubilee government is trying to impose on them through a few of their supporters here who failed in the election for the positions they were vying for," he added.
Prior to their defection, the leaders vowed to deliver the Western region vote to Jubilee.