A
section of Jubilee Party leaders have said that the recent rally held in Bomet
County by opposition leaders will no sway their supporters.
The
leaders say Bomet is Jubilee’s stronghold, and will vote for President Uhuru
Kenyatta as a bloc come 2017 polls.
The rally
was held to welcome Governor Isaac Ruto who was in South Africa for specialised
treatment following a scuffle during a football match in the county, which left
him with an injury below his right eye.
It was
attended by Amani National Congress Leader Musalia Mudavadi, Wiper's Kalonzo
Musyoka, Kanu Chairman Gideon Moi, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya,
Kisumu's Jack Ranguma, ODM Chairman John Mbadi and a number of Jubilee rebel
MPs.
National
Assembly Deputy Speaker Joyce Laboso, who has declared interest in Ruto’s seat,
said the outspoken governor had joined the opposition alone.
Laboso
maintained that Bomet is a Jubilee zone and the Chama Cha Mashinani party
leader cannot change that.
“We
thought it was a prayer rally but it seems it was a political rally. We are
wondering if the governor was truly injured or he was just playing games. Bomet
County is a Jubilee zone and the governor cannot continue lying that he
supports President Kenyatta when he is befriending the opposition,” she said.
Another
Bomet gubernatorial hopeful, Dr Julius Kones, said the rally would not change
the minds of his supporters ahead of 2017 general election.
“Most
people have not been swayed. They will still remain with Jubilee but we will
redouble our efforts to ensure no one leaves.”
Governor
Ruto had accused the Jubilee Party of forcing Bomet residents to support them.
He has
been on record saying Kenyans will vote out the Jubilee administration in 2017 polls.
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