I Choose Uhuru Over Raila - Kalonzo Musyoka

President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with Wiper leader kalonzo Musyoka during Musyoka's father's funeral in Mwingi on November 9, 2018.
President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka during Musyoka's father's funeral in Mwingi on November 9, 2018.
PSCU

Kalonzo Musyoka has indicated that should Uhuru Kenyatta be the leader of a party with the majority of MPs, he would happily appoint him Prime Minister.

Speaking on the Punchline show on March 8, the Wiper party leader was quick to note that Raila had tried contesting for the highest office in the land several times and it was time for him to consider someone else. 

He called on the AU High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa to support someone new in the race because the country needs a different crop of leaders.

From left: Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, ODM's Raila Odinga, Ida Odinga and Makau Mutua cut a cake during the opening Kitui Villa Hotel on July 10, 2018.
From left: Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, ODM's Raila Odinga, Ida Odinga and Makau Mutua cut a cake during the opening Kitui Villa Hotel on July 10, 2018.
The Standard

"Raila has run for President five times, it is time for him to also be considerate," he stated. 

The former Deputy President also hinted at forming a new alliance. He indicated that anything was possible, raising speculation that we may see him in a new alliance.

"Everybody expects that we would go for it [Presidency] in 2022. But we are not stones. Perhaps when it comes to coalition making and the give and take but I also think Kenyans should consider experience and ability to deliver," added the Wiper party leader.

Kalonzo also dug into Uhuru-Ruto woes-stating that he never once allowed Mwai Kibaki, when he was his Deputy, to think that he was reading from a different script. 

He noted that during Kibaki's reign roles were clearly defined. He urged the Deputy President Wiliam Ruto to confront the President if he felt he was being unfairly attacked. 

On the BBI initiative and the referendum question, the Wiper party leader called on the critics who think BBI was dividing the country and urged them to accept that this was, in fact, the basis of democracy. 

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka (Centre) with Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu and Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka (centre) with Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu (left) and Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana (right) during a meeting on May 29, 2019
File

"We all cannot speak in one voice. BBI has become bigger than Tanga Tanga and Kieleweke," he added.

The former president had been at loggerheads with the Ukambani leadership with three governors planning to oust him as the Ukambani kingpin. He explained that he was ready to talk it out with them anytime to ensure that the region stays united. 

"I don't want anyone to feel subdued. Maybe at some point, we will have a dialogue with Mutua, Kibwana and Ngilu," he concluded.