Roots Party Leader George Wajackoyah has refuted the allegations made by political scientist Mutahi Ngunyi suggesting that Azimio sponsored his political outfit to undermine President William Ruto's State House bid in 2022.
Ngunyi, a political analyst, on Saturday August 12, controversially claimed that Azimio provided funding to Wajackoyah's party to coincide the launch of its manifesto with Kenya Kwanza's, with the intention of diminishing the latter's momentum.
In a strongly-worded statement, Wajackoyah revealed that his party had unwittingly become entangled in the situation. He accused Ngunyi of exploiting his party for personal political gain, possibly to secure a role within President William Ruto's government.
“The remarks are baseless, unfounded and serve to insult our party,” the statement read in part.
Taking a swipe at Ngunyi, Wajackoyah made a pointed remark, highlighting that he didn't find his success through token gestures, unlike the political analyst.
While refuting any allegations of receiving any financing from the Jubilee Administration and Azimio, Roots Party pointedly laid the blame on Ngunyi, labeling him a political propaganda monger.
“We refuse to be used as an entry narrative in unholy political matrimony,” Wajackoyah warned Ngunyi, who was previously allied to Former President Uhuru Kenyatta but has since pledged loyalty to Ruto.
Undeterred, the ex-presidential hopeful reaffirmed his commitment to collaborating with similarly inclined minds to usher in a period of economic liberation for Kenya.
While not a member of Azimio, Wajackoyah has aligned himself with Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Leader Raila Odinga in opposition to the government following their respective losses in last year's presidential elections.
Shortly before Ngunyi's critique of the Roots Party, Wajackoyah asserted that the government had made unsuccessful attempts to eliminate Raila on several occasions.
Ngunyi, during an interview, insinuated that Wajackoyah's allegiance to Raila might be due to substantial financial support provided by Azimio for his presidential campaigns.
By the time of publishing this piece, Raila and Azimio were yet to issue any statement regarding the alleged financial assistance extended to the Roots Party.
