Kiambu Elected Leaders, Aspirants Endorse Alice But Demand The President’s Audience.
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| Ngewa MCA Karungo Wa Thang'wa talking to the press on behalf of Kiambu County Assembly members at La Mada Hotel where they endorse the appointment of Thika MP Alice Ng'ang'a to spearhead Jubilee campaigns in the region. |
Speaking on behalf of the Kiambu MCAs, Nominated Salome Wanjiku Kimata said that
they had unanimously agreed to rally behind the Thika MP in spearheading the
campaigns adding that her choice was well thought of.
They demanded an
audience with President Uhuru Kenyatta in order to lay down the modalities in
which they would engage the people at the grassroots.
“We the MCAs from
your home county, wish to have a meeting you His Excellency President Uhuru
Kenyatta and engage with you some of the things we really want to work together
because for any success, it will call for our concerted efforts,” said Kimata.
She said that this
engagement would ensure that everyone’s view was represented and the interests
of ‘Wanjiku’ were well articulated in the agenda.
They also demanded
to know the amount set aside as Jubilee nomination fees for each of the
elective positions so as the candidates do not get ambushed with figures that
they will be unable to raise.
Ngewa MCA Paul
Karungo Thang’wa reaffirmed the group’s commitment towards the president’s
re-election in 2017 and in extension, the election of his deputy William Samoei
Ruto in 2022.
Thang’wa assured
those who were jittery about the appointment of Alice to just give her their
audience to realise that she meant well for everyone.
“We have spoken with
her (Alice) and she has told us what we really need to know. To all dissenting
voices, please come and listen to her and you will be surprised of her efforts
to consolidate and put everybody together in a bid to speak in one voice,” said
the Ngewa legislator.
On behalf of the
aspirants, former Limuru MP Hon Peter Mwathi
said that they had deliberated on how they would conduct peaceful campaigns and
during the electioneering period.
“One of the agenda of this meeting was how as aspirants we are going to
take the peace message to our people so that we don’t antagonise each other and
how we are going to assist the country to heal without us as leaders engaging
in hate speech or any tribal sentiments as we are all Kenyans and wouldn’t want
our country to burn,” said Mwathi.
He added that there was consensus within those present that they would
hold joint campaigns saying their priority was to first popularise the party
before each one of them sought for their individual votes.
Hon. Njogu Mbarua
who is spearheading the same campaigns in Kirinyaga County, assured the candidates
that it was the president’s directive that every candidate was given a fair
chance to try their bid. He said that similar exercises will be held in the
entire republic to ensure that the president comfortably won the 2017 General
Elections.
Hon David Kirahu
(Nyandarua County) said that the exercise was a sign of great things ahead for
the party.
Thika MP reminded the
candidates that the party nominations will be administered by the IEBC to
ensure fairness and transparency.
“No one should be
worried about this exercise. IEBC will take control of everything to ensure that
it is free and fair. Whoever will win will be our flag bearer and we shall all
back them to ensure that Jubilee emerges the winner in 2017. We are one family
and we should focus on only one fight,” said Alice.
The MP has clustered different cadres of leaders to create a
sequence and strike an understanding between them with the intention of drawing
the road map on how to embark on the Jubilee campaigns in the region.
On Friday, elected MCAs from Kiambu County and later
aspiring candidates for all the elective posts to and deliberated on how they
would create a synthesis so that whatever they did, they would do it as a team
and with mutual understanding.
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