[Former Lands CS Charity Ngilu and Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka. She has urged Ukambani region to rally support for the Opposition alliance NASA. Courtesy: The Star]
Former Lands Cabinet Secretary has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto to brace themselves for a humiliating defeat during the forthcoming polls.
Speaking on Tuesday, Ngilu observed that the Jubilee adminstration had let down Kenyans for failing to honour its key pledges made to Kenyans in the run up to the 2013 general elections.
“I warned them of political kizaazaa (confusion) in 2017 if Jubilee did not reform. Jubilee got elected on the platform to reform this country and fight poverty and change the livelihoods of its people without marginalisation of any kind. They must prepare to pack and go in August,” she noted.
Ngilu vigorously campaigned for the President Kenyatta's election in 2013, but has since shifted her allegiance to Opposition alliance NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga who will be deputized by Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka.
“I have done thorough soul-searching and decided never again to sway the aspirations of our son Kalonzo to be president. Those who know me know that I don’t associate with the losing side,” she said.
“Time for change is now and we will not be left behind as a region as the country embraces new leadership in NASA after the August polls,” she added.