Mudavadi Defends His 2022 'Unity' Meetings [VIDEO]

ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi speaks during the 15th Memorial Service of the late Vice President Kijana Wamalwa in Kitale on August 23, 2018.
ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi speaks during the 15th Memorial Service of the late Vice President Kijana Wamalwa in Kitale on August 23, 2018.
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Amani National Congress (ANC) Party Leader Musalia Mudavadi defended his frequent meetings with political leaders from various parties.

Mudavadi on Saturday, May 30, explained that his meetings were geared towards forming a roadmap to the 2022 General Elections. 

"I have to craft my own path, everybody in politics will be crafting their own path. the question is to what extent can you generate synergies with other people as you go along in crafting that.

ANC Party leader Musalia Mudavadi in a meeting with former ministers Martha Karua, Sally Kosgei and Peter Kenneth
ANC Party leader Musalia Mudavadi in a meeting with former ministers Martha Karua, Sally Kosgei and Peter Kenneth
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"The end game on that particular process will come when people are casting their own votes in 2022. That will come, whether we like it or not, it is a futuristic position, two years away and we will get there," explained Mudavadi.

The former Vice-President of Kenya noted that he did not mind if people reading politics into his meetings and vowed to continue consulting across the political divide.

Mudavadi was puzzled by why people were speculating about his meetings noting that he had the choice to meet whoever he pleased.

"The question I should ask, who has a problem with whom I'm meeting, why should it bother them, why should it worry them? Is there a script that has been out somewhere that Musalia should only meet specific people?" wondered Mudavadi.

Mudavadi on Friday, May 29, met with Narc Kenya Party leader Martha Karua, former Presidential candidate Peter Kenneth, and former Head of Public Service Ambassador Sally Kosgei.

The ANC Party Leader denied being invited to Central Organization of Trade Unions Secretary-General Francis Atwoli's meeting on Friday, May 30.

"The meeting I held was with Dr Sally Kosgei, Martha Karua and Peter Kenneth. If there are any details I can offer,  that can only be about that meeting," explained Mudavadi.

The former Deputy Prime Minister raised eyebrows by meeting several politicians allied to Deputy President William Ruto, including Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago, MPs Didmus Barasa, Dan Wanyama and John Waluke and Senator Kimani Wamatangi.

Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa on Thursday, May 28 revealed that Deputy President William Ruto and Mudavadi were plotting a 2022 coalition