Senior advisor in the Council of Economic Advisors, Moses Kuria, has publicly accused Kenya Kwanza allies of betraying the Mt Kenya region by leading its people away from former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
In a statement on Thursday evening, Kuria named Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah, Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire, former Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi, and MP Ndindi Nyoro to be at the centre of what he termed as the region's downfall.
He also named former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and himself as part of those who influenced the region to abandon the former Head of State.
“My good friend Rigathi Gachagua. You, Ichungwa, Ndindi, Mbarire, Linturi, and I lied to Mt Kenya to abandon Uhuru Kenyatta,” Kuria said.
According to Kuria, the move was a political miscalculation that has plunged the region into insecurity and immense losses.
The statements were triggered by the deadly chaos in parts of the country where protests erupted, leading to the deaths of many youths, including some from the region.
Kuria accused the former DP of sponsoring the chaos and advised him to refrain from such since it was costing the region, not just in their businesses, but also in loss of lives.
“Did we do that only to convert them into criminals destroying our very own properties and businesses? You know this is not right, brother. Stop it,” Kuria said.
Before the 2022 general election, former President Uhuru Kenyatta made several public appeals to the Mt Kenya region urging them not to vote for then-Deputy President William Ruto, and instead support his preferred successor, Raila Odinga.
Despite Uhuru's advice, warning, and endorsement, the majority of Mt Kenya voters backed Ruto in the 2022 election. A move, Kuria says, has largely contributed to the region's downfall.
Kuria's sentiments come hours after pro-government leaders called for Gachagua's arrest for allegedly inciting Kenyans into violence for his political gain.
The leaders accused the former DP of allegedly hiring goons from central Kenya to destroy properties in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD).
In a quick rejoinder, Gachagua defended the protests, accusing the government of orchestrating the chaos.
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