Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi on Wednesday, August 19, responded to outrage that followed his reaction to a prime time TV interview of Martha Karua.
Karua had been interviewed by NTV's Olive Burrows and discussed topics including 'the handshake', disregard of court orders, the 2022 generl election and being a woman in the Kenyan political arena.
Ngunyi sparked furious comments when, after the interview when he described the Narc Kenya party leader as "a grandmother with average intelligence and a bloated ego". Many demanded that he apologise and termed his comments as insulting and mysoginistic.
In a conversation with Kenyans.co.ke, however, Ngunyi maintained that he would offer no such apology, doubling down on his stance.
"Tell those who want me to apologise to sit on a pin. All is fair in politics and we are doing politics here," Ngunyi asserted.
In the interview, Karua had torn into the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga. Ngunyi has been widely perceived as a backer of the handshake.
Karua described as unconstitutional the situation created in Parliament by the handshake, accusing ODM of abdicating its minority role meant to ensure the government was kept in check.
She advised the party (ODM) to enter into a formal coalition with the ruling Jubilee Party to allow a different party to serve the mandate of the minority party in the house.
The former Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister (Karua) went on to claim that the opposition led by Raila Odinga was doing a better job in pushing and articulating government policies than the President himself.
Karua, a former MP who ran for the Kirinyaga Gubernatorial seat in 2017 and lost to former Devolution CS Anne Waiguru, also confirmed that she would declare her interest in an elective office ahead of the 2022 polls.
She stated, however, that it was too early to be discussing the next polls and would only make an announcement when she felt the time was right.
On the evolution of politics in the country, Karua lamented against the 'hand-out culture' bred by politicians who, she said, often bought their way to various positions. She maintained that it was important to address the glorification of greed in society.
Karua also stated that amendments to the Kenya 2010 Constitution were unnecessary when most of it had not been implemented, pointing fingers at the Jubilee Administration. Karua argued that corruption could be dealt with if the Constitution was fully implemented.
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