Nasa presidential running mate Kalonzo Musyoka has told off President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto over remarks that they made blaming him for the ravaging poverty in Ukambani region.Kalonzo, through a statement released on Sunday, said this is a show of panic and desperation adding that he cannot their 'sinking ship'.He said UhuRuto’s remarks that he has been in leadership for more than 30 years but done nothing for Ukambani was false and laughable.Kalonzo said the remarks show their frustrations, agony and bitterness after their repeated efforts to make inroads into the Lower Eastern region failed to produce tangible results.“Ironically, even as the President and his deputy launched a tirade of attacks on me, his [Uhuru’s] own Gatundu backyard fares no better than most parts of Ukambani and other rural areas of Kenya in general,” Kalonzo said.He added: "Abject poverty, characterised by the debilitating jigger menace, as well as alcoholism and drug abuse pervade the area that so far prides itself on having produced two Presidents — Jomo and Uhuru."Kalonzo noted that Kenya’s Presidents have been Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel Moi, Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru and they are the ones to be held responsible for underdevelopment in any part of Kenya.The former Vice President said the fact that he was re-elected four times as Mwingi North MP shows that residents had confidence in his leadership.“They are trying too late to curry favours with a completely disgusted electorate that has already made up its mind to reject the extremely inept, blatantly corrupt and shamelessly tribal Jubilee regime on August 8,” the Wiper leader said. Photo/Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka. He has told off UhuRuto over remarks that he is the main cause of poverty in Lowe Eastern region [kenya-today.com].

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