The Service Party (TSP) founder and leader, Mwangi Kiunjuri, has reprimanded former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto in his latest impassioned rant.
Speaking in Nyandarua on Friday, December 3, the outspoken former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary accused the two leaders of deliberately ignoring pleas from Mt Kenya residents.
He further claimed that they always waited for an election cycle to return to the region with promises he termed as fake.
"When it comes to helping Mt Kenya region, they all move away and we are left alone. Never again. As TSP, we have the right and responsibility to guide our people on leadership. We must tell them the truth about those who want to become President of the Republic of Kenya.
"The truth is that you have betrayed us even before you get elected. You, Ruto and Raila, have betrayed us even before we elected you. So, whoever is coming to us must now convince us. Must tell us how the issues of Nyandarua will be addressed," he stated.
He also pointed out a specific incident in which Nyandarua County leaders were lobbying for more funding in Parliament but the two leaders effectively took position in the opposing sides.
Kiunjuri demanded that with all promises made, the incoming President must sign an agreement on his deliverables with the leaders from the region.
"They must write somewhere the agreement between the leaders of Nyandarua and themselves before they do the other agreement in Nairobi. That is the truth.
"You are silent when we cry in Parliament. When we lobby more funding for our people in Parliament, the leaders, who want us to elect them, decline. Now they are roaming around telling us that they will solve our problems. How will you solve them yet you declined to support our quest for funding," he added.
His sentiments come even as the two leaders aggressively make inroads into the vote-rich region in an attempt to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta in the 2022 General Election.
Ruto, in his campaigns, promised to upend the lives of the residents through his now popular bottom up economic model which promises to fill 'hustlers' pockets.
Raila, on the other hand, has specifically vowed to ensure that poor families will be facilitated with a Ksh6,000 monthly stipend.
Below is the video:
What Mt. Kenya wants…
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) December 3, 2021
Kiunjuri accuses Ruto & Raila of ignoring Mt Kenya’s needs. Former Agriculture minister states that coalitions are the future.
TSP party received defectors in Nyandarua #FridayNight pic.twitter.com/U8ghvSWxJb
