Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has been ditched by a group of Ukambani youth leaders who trashed his 2022 presidential bid, stating that he would not have any support.
The Ukambani Youth Forum maintained that it was clear the National Super Alliance (NASA) principal would not be endorsed by coalition leader Raila Odinga.
The group further noted that President Uhuru Kenyatta or Deputy President William Ruto can't support him.
“As young people, the major part of our lives is ahead of us. To rely on Kalonzo, yet we know he cannot go beyond where he is currently, is to give up on our lives. We are not ready for this," chairman Vincent Luka stated.
[caption caption="Vincent Luka (C), chairman of Ukambani Youth Forum, addresses the press in Machakos town"]
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Luka maintained that the Wiper leader had no chance of forming an alliance as he had burnt all bridges due to his "flip-floppy nature".
"How can one become President without the support of other communities?” the chairman asked in Machakos town, where he spoke on behalf of youth leaders from Machakos, Makueni and Kitui Counties.
Luka noted "the ordinary Kamba in the village" wanted unity that was not based on one man's interests but on development, poverty eradication as well as wealth and employment creation.
The youth further condemned resolutions at a Wiper leadership meeting in Athi River, Mavoko Sub-County, remarking that the composition of the leadership did not represent them.
“Young people make over 80 percent of our voting population yet in that meeting, only those hired to carry out menial jobs were involved. It is our feeling that majority of those present are either directly or indirectly responsible for the suffering and poverty being witnessed in Ukambani today," the chairman stated.
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Luka added that most of the Wiper leaders from the region served in the administration of founding President Jomo Kenyatta as well as those of former Presidents Daniel Arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki.
