Githunguri MP Njoroge Baiya has slammed Royal Media Services (RMS) boss SK Macharia over his claims that Cord leader Raila Odinga won the 2007 general elections.
The MP claims that Macharia wants to open up healed wounds in regards to the escapades that followed the disputed 2007/2008 polls that saw retired president Mwai Kibaki declared winner and a coalition government formed.
According to the lawmaker, Macharia’s claims that Raila Odinga won in 2007 are malicious and well calculated to achieve a certain agenda ahead of the August 8 polls.
The MP now wants Macharia to come clear and explain the relationship he has with the opposition leader.
Baiya alleged that Macharia could be working closely with Raila to influence the outcome of the August polls.
“It is ridiculous for the Royal Media Services chairman to claim that Raila won in 2007 when we all know that retired president Kibaki won the 2007 general elections,” he said on Monday during a briefing with journalists at Githunguri town.
Baiya also wondered why the RMS boss had to wait until now to claim that Raila emerged victories in the 2007 polls.
“We all suspect a sinister motive in Mr Macharia’s claims,” he added.
Macharia last week claimed that Raila won the 2007 polls.
The Media Owners Association (MOA) chairman appearing before the senate legal affairs committee in regards to controversially amended election laws on Wednesday last week said that Raila defeated Kibaki in the 2007 polls.
The MOA chairman claimed that the data collected by RMS from every polling station in the country showed that Raila won the disputed polls that resulted in the formation of a coalition government.
A section of politicians majorly from Mt Kenya region have hit out at Macharia accusing him of disrespecting the retired president.
On Monday, a section of Kikuyu elders in Thika gave SK Macharia seven days to apologise to former retired President Kibaki.
The elders termed Macharia’s claims terming them irresponsible and meant to tarnish Kibaki’s name.
Led by Central Kenya Region Kikuyu council elders chairman Mr Njoroge Karatu, the elders warned Macharia saying that unspecified action will be taken against him if he fails to apologise to Kibaki and the larger Agikuyu community.