PHOTO CAPTION: Deputy President William Ruto at a past event. He said NASA leaders have no capacity or intention to unite Kenyans. [Photo: the-star.co.ke]
Deputy President William Ruto has said that the National Super Alliance (NASA) cannot successfully fight tribalism.
Ruto said opposition leaders have been talking about uniting Kenyans but it is now evident that they have no capacity or intention to do so.
This comes after the Opposition coalition Thursday submitted to the National Assembly the names of its five nominees to the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA).
The DP said the nominees consist of 'relatives and friends' of NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka.
Among those nominated include Kennedy Musyoka, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s son, ODM National Election Board Chair, Judith Pareno, Caroline Aluoch Obure, Ronald Ng’eno and Abubakar Zein.
“They are shameless. One proposes the brother, another the son, and nothing would have stopped them from recommending their wives,” he said while speaking in Kilgoris, Narok County.
The Jubilee Deputy Party Leader added: “They have been telling us they do not want tribalism, but they fronted their brothers and sons for the EALA positions.”
Ruto dismissed Wiper's explanation of picking up Kalonzo's son, saying NASA had demonstrated that it has no moral authority to lecture Jubilee on tribalism or nepotism.
"Does it mean for you to get a job with them you have to be married to them, or be their brother or son?” the DP posed.