Former Roots party running mate, Justina Wamae, on Monday, August 22, revealed the next move of the party after the announcement of the presidential results- noting that she had a different opinion from her boss, George Wajackoyah.
Speaking on K24, she stated that Wajackoyah was considering moving to court to dispute the results, which she opposed since they lacked the financial muscles during the electoral period to build a strong case.
Alluding to this, she affirmed that the Roots party had not dispatched enough agents across the various polling stations to verify the results at the tallying centres.
"As it is, we haven't had a meeting, because my boss had said that he is going to go to court. I spoke to him on phone and told him it wasn't viable given that we hadn't organised ourselves in terms of agent mobilisation.
"You cannot leave your gate open and still cry foul that your stuff has been stolen. So, we're still thinking in these lines," Wamae pointed out.
Responding to claims of a severed relationship between her and Wajackoyah, Wamae stated that they were still a united front, arguing that at the time they shared differences in opinions on certain matters.
"In politics, we are used to seeing people fighting and leaving the party. There was just a difference in opinion. I needed to say that we had not agreed to support anyone," she noted.
Wamae also poked holes in the declaration by Azimio to challenge the election results which, she pointed out, was reminiscent of the past electoral cycles.
"A consultative meeting for all four presidential candidates was held at Bomas and surprisingly no one brought up the story of electronic means. The issue of contention was either the use of Form 34A Book 1 or Form 34 A Book 2. No one talked about the register; either manual or electric."
"Every election cycle someone has to go to court. That is what is in the minds of Kenyans. Is it a gimmick to stay relevant?" she posed.
She urged the incoming government to empower the manufacturing and agricultural sector in order to build a strong foundation for job creation and improvement in living standards.
"Whoever takes over the next administration, we need to empower Kenyans in a way that we don't view government as a lucrative venture to make money through deals, tenders. I challenge the incoming government to go back to exportation, and manufacturing sectors to help Kenyans."
Prior to the August 9 poll, divisions had seemingly brewed in the Roots party after Wamae accused Wajackoyah of secretly throwing his weight behind the Azimio leader Raila Odinga.
She added that Wajackoyah's support did not represent the official position of the party as she had not been consulted.
"It is true Wajackoyah is supporting Azimio but we have not discussed that as a party.
"If we need to take a stand on who to support, I will support the contrary. We have been branded a project twice but we have not agreed as a party," she stated.
