Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wa have differed over the emergence of a new political outfit with the name TNA.
The Transformational National Alliance, linked to Kuria, has applied for the reservation of the name at the Registrar of Political Parties' office.
The Party has a similar acronym to that of the defunct The National Alliance party that President Uhuru Kenyatta used to clinch the presidency in 2013.
The new party has adopted an eagle as its symbol instead of a dove like the defunct TNA and it has “Kazi na Pesa (Work and Money)” as its slogan.
“There is nothing wrong with people with six million votes organising themselves. We won’t follow the route of Mwai Kibaki, Charles Njonjo and (the late) GG Kariuki who gave up the presidency in 1978 with no plan. We are, however, not blinded by raw hate and emotion like Kieleweke,” Kuria stated about the new outfit.
Ichung'wa was quick to dismiss Kuria's new formation, terming it as ethnically based.
“Anyone thinking of taking us back to politics of yesteryears that was ethnically based or based on regional ethnic political parties is living in the past.
“President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto had reason to amalgamate all the 14 political parties to form a national party that would transform the nature and conduct of our national politics,” he commented.
Kuria has thrown himself in the 2022 race to succeed President Kenyatta and was reported to be looking for a party with which to vie on.
Before the new TNA outfit, there were reports that the vocal MP would adopt the Democratic Party (DP), once led by former President Mwai Kibaki.
This, however, did not materialise as the party distanced itself from Kuria.
