Kiambu Leaders Snub Raila Odinga's Tour

Kiambu leaders kept off former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s tour of the area on Monday for a Christmas Luncheon at P.C.E.A's Kangoya Child Development Center.

None of the 12 elected leaders accompanied the former premier even as Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu’s office confirmed being informed about it.

Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wa was categorical that he would not have attended the meeting even if he were aware of it. He explained that he was in Garissa County where he had accompanied Deputy President William Ruto on a working tour.

Raila used the opportunity to address claims that the war on corruption was targeting the Deputy President’s allies.

“The fight against corruption will continue and I support the President on this. Those leaders saying that it is only one community being targeted should know that those implicated did it individually and not on behalf of their communities,” stated Odinga.

Several senior employees from the Kalenjin community have been associated with graft and investigative agencies have vowed to ensure they are prosecuted.

The area is reported to be backing Ruto if pledges by local MPs are anything to go by. All Kiambu MPs and Governor Waititu have publicly declared their support for DP’s 2022 bid.

Kenya Pipeline Managing Director, Joe Sang, a close ally of Ruto was reportedly sent packing by a State House official.

Nandi Senator Kiprotich Arap Cherargei had earlier accused Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji of ethnically profiling the Kalenjin community.

However, in response, Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo indicated the unfair distribution of the positions of power in parastatals and government corporations as the main reason most of the leaders involved in graft scandals were from selected communities.

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