By
Mujidu Victor
Deputy President William Ruto suffers political trauma
towards the big blow of Kipruto Arap Kirwa and Omingo Magara bolting out of his
UDA camp to Raila’sAzimio.
Kirwa
revealed that UDA party is a tyrant party .
Is this the beginning of cracks in UDA and
Kenya Kwanza in Rift Valley?
A big slam to Deputy President William Ruto’s political
wig following the defect of his UDA vice-chair Kipruto Kirwa.
Kirwa ditched from Kenya Kwanza to the Azimio-Oka
coalition last Sunday and has vowed to support Azimio presidential candidate
Raila Odinga to achieve his presidential mission.
His drawback comes amid the UDA treasurer and former
South Mugirango Mp Omingo Magara’s resignation on Monday 28 and promised to go
back to the People Democratic Party (PDP), a party that is affiliated with
Migori County Governor, Okoth Obado.
Magara cited UDA as a party that lacks
democracy and transparency.
The former Agricultural Minister Kipruto Kirwa was
received by Mr Odinga and Azimio presidential running mate Martha Karua on
Sunday during a political rally in Sirisia, Bungoma County.
Kirwa, however, said Rigathi Gachagua’s appointment as
the Kenya Kwanza presidential running mate was proof of the UDA band being
undemocratic.
He said immediately after Gachagua was unveiled as the
deputy captain, he made a self-introspection before making his decision to join
Azimio.
“Two weeks ago, my brother William Ruto appointed his
running mate Mr Gachagua and vowed to work with him tirelessly. This actually
indicated the level of tyrant in UDA party. The following day Raila Odinga
unveiled Martha Karua as his running mate. It reached a point of thinking what
next and for those 13 days I have been thinking how will I continue to be in a
team where democracy is mutilated,” said Mr Kirwa.
His position in UDA appeared to become untannable as Ruto
did not allocate him any position in the campaign teams he unveiled on May 15
after nominating Gachagua.
Despite assigning the former Cabinet Secretary for Energy
Charles Keter as the campaign coordinator in the South Rift, Kirwa didn’t
receive any role.
However, Ruto’s allies played down the defection saying
it won’t trigger Kenya Kwanza’s popularity nor interfere with the numbers
countrywide.
“Kipruto Arap Kirwa is a good person and always follow
his heart. Ditching from UDA has no effect and we should stop criticizing him,”
said Kapseret Mp Oscar Sudi.
Azimio allies welcomed Kirwa saying he made the right
decision that he will never regret in any case.
“If you see Kirwa in Azimio, you should know that the
other side is done. Huko ni Kenya Kwisha,” cited the Cabinet Secretary for
Defence, Eugene Wamalwa.
Karua praised Kirwa and cited him as a hardworking and
self-promoted fellow who embrace in delivering to Kenyans .
“When we are serving in Kibaki’s government, Kirwa served
with a good legacy as an Agricultural Minister. All of us were not joking here,
we are hard workers,” said Karua.
Meanwhile, Raila denounced his opponents saying they are
people with no agendas, hence loitering around claiming Azimio has secret plans
of rigging the 9 August elections.
Furthermore, Odinga stated that, the Kenya Kwanza allies’
defection trails to a downfall in Ruto’s plan.
He told his antagonists to prepare for the opposition
league come 9 August.
“After realizing that I am going be declared a winner,
they have started panicking. This time round I am going to hit the ball into
the net,” he said using a football punch.
