Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah hits back at Ukambani leaders over DP Ruto criticism

Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah has hit back at a section of Ukambani leaders for criticizing Deputy President William Ruto claiming they are edgy because of the competition the DP brings ahead of next year’s polls.

This comes after the leaders; led by Governors Charity Ngilu (Kitui), Alfred Mutua (Machakos) and Kivutha Kibwana (Makueni), on Friday endorsed ODM leader Raila Odinga’s bid for the top seat.

According to Ichung’wah, the leaders are only criticizing DP Ruto because they are concerned with how well his bottom-up ideology has resonated with Kenyans.

The Kikuyu MP was speaking in Ngoliba, Kiambu County, on Saturday as part of the DP’s procession touring the Thika area of Mt. Kenya region.

“Iko governor jirani hapa mwenye juzi amenyang’anywa bibi na kijana mzuri si mnajua huyo governor?” Ichung’wah posed.

“Niliona jana wameshikana na ule jamaa wa kitendawili wakafanya ajenda ya mkutano wao kutoka kwa maombi mpaka kufunga ni William Ruto, ni kumaanisha ata hao wanaelewa mpango ni bottom-up na form ni hustler na rais ni Ruto.”

While criticizing Odinga for the violence witnessed in Kondele, Kisumu County last week, the legislator told the ODM leader not to get too comfortable with support from what he termed the ‘deep State.’

“Bwana Odinga tunakujua kwa sura na tabia zako na tunajua ile mambo ilifanyika huko Kisumu juzi si mambo ya watu wa Kisumu, ni mambo ya mtu mmoja mwenye form yake ni violence, mwenye vita ni dawa yake na currency yake ya siasa,” he said.

“We want to tell Raila Odinga you may think today you have the protection of the deep State but the people of Kenya will never allow you to take this country down the route you took us on 2007 and 2008.”