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“Looters And Corrupt Political Salesmen Must Fall!” Buzeki Declares War Against Ruto

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Business mogul Zedekiah Bundotich Kiprop popularly known as Buzeki has vowed to fight Deputy President William Ruto up to the last minute.

Taking to his official Twitter handle on Friday evening, Buzeki revisited some of the promises DP Ruto was giving Kenyans when campaigning for their second term alongside President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The businessman-cum politician slammed Jubilee government for failing to deliver on the many promises they made.

He noted that the Jubilee government while campaigning ahead of the 2017 general elections promised a double digit economy, dams, stadiums, Galana Kulalu, laptops, Uasin-Gishu Referral Hospital, all of which have not been delivered until now.

Buzeki slammed DP Ruto, for promising Kenyans wheelbarrows instead.

He went ahead to vow that looters and corrupt political salesmen must fall.

“Jubilee promised a DOUBLE DIGIT  economy, DAMS, STADIUMS, GALANA KULALU, LAPTOPS, UASIN- GISHU referral HOSPITAL, now it has EVOLVED and METAMORPHOSED into a Single WHEEL non MOTORIZED accessory. We MUST drain THE SWAMP. Looters and  Corrupt political SALESMEN must FALL. Tai,” Buzeki posted.

A week ago, Buzeki resigned as CCM secretary-general and quit, following party leader Isaac Ruto’s move to back Deputy President William Ruto.

Buzeki says he does not subscribe to Tangatanga politics of lies, which he claims will create division in the country.

“I can’t be a party to such politics that is based on lies and propaganda. I will not and will never be part of Tangatanga style of politics,” Buzeki said.

He noted that he would announce his next political move by April and it would not have anything to do with Chama Cha Mashinani.

“I will soon meet with our supporters and stakeholders to discuss the best way forward because we can’t be part of what Isaac Ruto is doing,” Buzeki said. He said he had completely broken political ranks with CCM and Ruto.

“There is no way I can subscribe to Tangatanga kind of politics that is baseless and aimed at dividing Kenyans,” Buzeki said.

He said he was part of leaders seeking to unite the country and not use cheap propaganda to gain power. He cautioned Ruto that by joining the DP he was drowning politically.

The former Bomet governor joined the DP during his visit to the county and was seen with the Tangatanga brigade which toured parts of the South Rift region last week.

Buzeki joined CCM two years ago after differing with DP Ruto and his allies whom he accused of perpetrating politics of dictatorship and lies.

He has been critical of the DP and his camp, warning that they would ruin the country should they gain power.

He vied for the governor seat in Uasin Gishu but lost to incumbent Jackson Mandago. He is considered a frontrunner for the same seat in 2022.

Uasin Gishu is DP Ruto’s backyard but Buzeki enjoys substantive support in the region.  He had planned to vie on a CCM ticket but will now go back to the drawing board.

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Blow To Uhuru, Raila As Ex-NASA Co-Principal Makes Comeback To Ruto’s Camp

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Deputy President William Ruto is yet again set to make another huge political score in his bid to consolidate his Rift Valley backyard ahead of his 2022 Presidential run.

Former Bomet governor Isaac Ruto, who was a NASA co-principle in the run to 2017 general elections will today (Friday, January 15)make a comeback to DP Ruto’s camp, handing his former ally-turned-foe a boost.

The DP is set to receive Rutto during an event to be held in Bomet in what is seen as part of his elaborate strategy to ring-fence his Rift Valley bastion ahead of next year’s election.

He will be in Bomet to commission several projects, hand over a bus to the National Super League side Silibwet FC and later preside over a fundraiser for boda boda Saccos in Sotik, among other events.

The former governor will meet the DP face to face for the first time since 2018, ushering in a new partnership to consolidate the region.

The DP, who has fallen out with President Uhuru Kenyatta, is keen to diminish pockets of rebellion in his backyard as he prepares for a presidential run next year.

On Sunday, Rutto said he is ready to support the DP for the country’s top post “if we agree on principle”.

“I am not in an alliance with anybody. After all, nobody has asked me to back him or her for presidency. If William seeks my support, we shall discuss, and if he supports the tenets CCM stands for – like devolving resources – then I will back him. There’s nothing personal,” he told the Sunday Nation.

The DP has been facing a threat that could have chipped away a section of his main support base after Rutto last year led his Chama Cha Mashinani party in signing a cooperation agreement with Jubilee Party.

When he signed the agreement, there was talk of major Cabinet changes that would have seen Rutto’s entry into Uhuru’s government in what would be a strategy to tame the DP in the Rift Valley.

His change of heart to join the DP camp could puncture the Building Bridges Initiative campaigns in the Rift Valley given that the CCM party leader was a key point man of the process in the region.

Kanu chairman Gideon Moi, the son of the country’s second President who also hails from the Rift Valley, is working closely with Uhuru after the Independence party signed a coalition agreement with Jubilee.

Rutto and Gideon had been seen as a political force that would have complicated the DP’s efforts to put the region under lock and key ahead of next year’s polls.

Rutto’s move to join the DP’s camp is seen as part of his plan to recapture the Bomet governor’s seat, which he lost to the late Joyce Laboso who was backed by Ruto in 2017.

Rutto and the DP have had frosty relations since 2013 and in the lead-up to the 2017 polls. They last met face to face in 2018 at a public function at Siongiroi in Chepalungu, Bomet county. 

They have not been seeing eye to eye, a situation that could complicate Rutto’s gubernatorial ambitions after staying in the political cold for five years.

The former governor is set for another political duel in his bid to oust incumbent Hillary Barchok. A week ago, Rutto was greeted with unfriendly chants at Kuresoi in Nakuru where he had made a stopover.

Angry youths demanded he join the wheelbarrow movement spearheaded by Ruto if he wanted to salvage his political future.

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Ruto to Gideon Moi: I Will Support You For Presidency in 2022

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Baringo senator Gideon Moi has been assured of support in 2022 presidency, should he he declare his interest in the top most political seat.

Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) led by former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto is ready to support the KANU party leader in his 2022 presidential bid.

The first Bomet Governor while speaking at an event in Bomet on Friday December 4, said that his party plans to field candidates in all other elective positions except the presidency.

Ruto encouraged Gideon Moi to enter the race to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Ruto challenged the senator to go for the top seat, saying many would love to see his name on the ballot.

He was addressing Kanu delegates and supporters during a BBI sensitisation campaign.

However, Gideon did not respond to Ruto’s challenge. He said he was fully behind the BBI and that he belonged to a political formation that reflects the face of Kenya led by President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga.

He exuded confidence that the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill 2020 would sail through the county assemblies and eventually at the vote because majority of Kenyans fully support the process.

He said Kanu will continue to popularise the document as the party’s top leadership meets members across the country.

Gideon has so far toured five counties to rally the masses behind the BBI and revitalise his party.

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Rutto Faults Government Eviction of Settlers in Mau Forest

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former Bomet governor, Isaac Rutto, on Sunday faulted the govt eviction of settlers in the Maasai Mau trust land.

Rutto, who was appearing on K24 TV’s Punchline show with Anne Kiguta, said the Maasai Mau has not been gazetted as a forest and the 60,000 people being kicked out should be compensated.

Confronted with the findings of a task force created by the former prime minister Raila Odinga into the encroachment of the Maasai Mau, Rutto faulted the team for not writing a memo to the Cabinet that would have formed a basis for a bill to gazette the land as a protected area.

“Maasai Mau is not government land. It is not under the Kenya Forest Service. It is not gazetted as a forest. We have not reached a solution to the Mau issue because every other time a solution is being pushed from the top. I would like a situation in which there is a clear discussion and engagement between the government and local community,” said Rutto.

The former governor said that land from which settlers are being evicted from has three ward representatives, several schools and government-built roads, including one that was officially launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

“There is a certain area in Maasai Mau that is a catchment area. Do a survey and give us the coordinates. Officially, it is not a water catchment area. It is just a statement,” said Rutto.

In August this year, the government halted the second phase evictions of settlers from the Maasai Mau forest but gave them 60 days to voluntarily vacate the area.

The 60-day notice was given after government administrators were accused of kicking out the settlers inhumanely.

A 10-member task force was also formed, headed by the Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya, to over devise a plan for the second phase evictions.

The team comprises members from Kenya Forest Service, Kenya Wildlife Service and the Ministry of Environment.

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Details of Rift Valley Leaders’ closed-door meeting at Moi’s Kabarak home

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A section of Rift Valley leaders on Sunday held a closed-door meeting at Senator Gideon Moi’s Kabarak home. The meeting was chaired by the Baringo Senator who is keen to run for Presidency, alongside CCM party leader Isaac Ruto, who has since cut ties with Deputy President Dr William Ruto.

Joint rally between CCM and KANU, Building Bridges Initiative, plight of farmers and Kerio Valley insecurity dominated leaders meeting.

By 11am, leaders had started trickling in for the unique meeting, ideally bringing together those opposed to Deputy President William Ruto’s leadership and candidature for 2022 polls.

The closed-door meeting that ensued has been mooted as Moi’s bid to solidify his home support, with an eye on the 2022 general elections.

Leaders present at the meeting were Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos, former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto, Moiben MP Sila Tiren, Nominated MP Wilson Sossion and Kanu Secretary General Nick Salat.

Former MPs Zakayo Cheruiyot, Musa Sirma, Frankline Bett, Businessman Bundotich Buzeki and Tiaty MP William Kamket, were also present at the meeting.

The Baringo senator has been steadily garnering support, in his bid to weaken Deputy President William Ruto’s grip on the vote-rich region.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga are keen to have the constitution changed through the BBI initiative, which has however been met with resistance from DP William Ruto.

Both Moi and Isaac Ruto are keen to thwart DP William Ruto’s influence in Rift Valley. Initially, Isaac Ruto had given a hint of working with DP but has since leaned towards Moi.

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