Senior Economic Advisor Moses Kuria on Thursday evening advised Mt Kenya region residents to consider supporting a politician from Mt Kenya East as its next leader.
In a post, the former Pubic Service Cabinet Secretary cryptically suggested that it was in the best interests of the community to support someone from Mt Kenya East insisting the time is ripe.
The former Public Service Cabinet Secretary reminded the region that it was done with paying its external debt by voting for President William Ruto in the 2022 election.
Kuria while expounding his opinion, warned that Mt Kenya West, where he hails from risks isolation in subsequent election cycles if the bloc fails to rally behind a candidate from Meru or Embu.
“My beloved House of Mumbi. In 2022 we paid external debts by voting for a non Mt Kenya candidate,” Kuria commented.
“The time has come for us to complete the debt-paying season by paying our domestic debt by supporting our Meru and Embu siblings to lead us. History will judge us right. Take it from your economist son,” he added.
Moses Kuria's sentiments came against the backdrop of Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment at the Senate. The move to impeach Gachagua means the position is up for grabs amid fierce lobbying from interested candidates.
Kuria's latest sentiments also followed his recent advice calling for peaceful and harmonious co-existence between the Mt Kenya and other communities in the country. While underscoring the need for unity, Kuria said it was the only way to ensure the Mt Kenya region was well represented in the government now and in the future.
Speaking at a funeral in Kirinyaga County on October 13, the senior economic advisor appeared to take a swipe at Gachagua, maintaining that the region risked being isolated from the rest of the country if it doesn't warm up to working closely with other regions.
“In Parliament, you have even seen how MPs voted. In the scenario Mt Kenya MPs go it alone without working with other communities, that won't be enough to compete with the rest of Kenya,” Kuria commented.
The former CS went ahead to caution Mt Kenya politicians against placing their personal ambitions ahead of the interests of the electorate claiming this would backfire.
“Our leaders should emphasize crafting winning formulas and not wasting time on strategies that are doomed to fail. As leaders, we are drivers of buses, which have some people hanging," Kuria advised.
