North Mugirango MP Charles Geni has laughed off presidential ambitions of Cord co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetangula by claiming that the duo do not enjoy national support like ODM's Raila Odinga.
The two are keen on having Raila support them with Wetangula recently insisting that he was the only suitable candidate to unseat President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Geni insisted that Raila was the only candidate who can send Uhuru home.
He was responding to an announcement by Raila that he was ready to shelve his presidential ambitions and support a candidate with a prospect to beat Jubilee.
“I honestly don’t think Kalonzo and Wetangula are strong enough to unseat Uhuru. I am not downplaying their candidature but I think they do not enjoy the national support like Raila does,” he said.
“Raila is the only strong candidate who can face Jubilee and even beat them hands down. We don’t have to be talking of Cord flag bearers yet we have Raila who enjoys nationwide support,” he added.
He also said the two have been facing rebellion from their backyards and demanded that they put their houses in order before challenging the former prime minister for the Cord presidential ticket.
“For instance, Kalonzo is facing turf moments in his Ukambani backyard while Wetangula doesn’t have a certain support base. My honest view is that they should fight to have their home backing just like Raila and think of the presidency in 2022,” he said.