Homa Bay,
Monday June 3, 2024
KNA by Davis Langat
Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has alleged that a senior UDA politician was fueling tension in the party by fighting the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Kidero accused the politician of disrespecting Gachagua and that he was a liability to the UDA party.
Addressing the press on Monday at North Nyokal trading center in Rangwe Constituency, Kidero argued that Gachagua was elected on a joint ticket with President William Ruto hence nobody should make an attempted of dividing them.
The former Governor said disrespecting Gachagua is tantamount to disrespecting President Ruto.
“Let our UDA elected leaders know that Ruto and Gachagua were elected on a joint ticket, if you disrespect Gachagua, you are also disrespecting Dr Ruto,” Dr Kidero said.
He said leadership was God given and therefore all leaders must be respected.
“The Bible teaches us that leaders are anointed by God. Let our political leaders know that it’s a sin to be disrespectful to your leader,” Kidero said.
He told the politician who he did not name to concentrate on serving the people who elected him to his current position and stop meddling in UDA party affairs.
“Your county is filthy yet your efforts are directed at disrespecting the Deputy President. Serve the people first because they gave you the mandate to serve them,” Kidero said.
He told politicians to shelve their 2027 and 2032 political ambitions and focus on serving the people.
He said those with 2032 presidential ambitions should not cause any mayhem in the Kenya Kwanza government.
“You cannot cause issues in the party because you want to become a president in 2032. Stop it and respect your leaders,” Kidero said.
Elsewhere, the acting UDA Chairman in Homa Bay County Kennedy Obuya and the party co-ordinator in South Nyanza Kennedy Ondiek said the dissenting voices in the UDA leadership are signs of democracy in the party.
Obuya said any democratic party must allow members air their views unrestricted.
“The diverse opinions in UDA party is healthy for democracy. We accept positive criticism in our party,” Obuya said.
Ondiek said the noise of diverse opinions in any party means the party is popular.
Courtesy; KNA
