Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr ‘mocks’ Kalonzo’s 2027 presidential bid
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Mutula Kilonzo says those seeking to challenge Ruto's 2027 Presidential bid are daydreaming
Mutula Kilonzo says those seeking to challenge Ruto’s 2027 Presidential bid are daydreaming.
Mutula Kilonzo Junior, the governor of Makueni, caused a stir when he asserted that President William Ruto’s reelection in 2027 was almost assured.
The governor, who was elected on a Wiper ticket by the Azimio alliance, while commissioning the repair of Ndukuma Dam in Muvau/Kikuumini Ward suggested that people questioning President Ruto’s legitimacy were daydreaming.
Mr. Kilonzo Jnr. also remarked that the Kamba community cannot produce a president just yet in statements that were likely to besmirch Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, who has already announced his quest for the presidency in 2027.
He argued that the Kamba community was too poor to finance a presidential campaign.
“You think a presidential seat comes easy? You cannot raise Sh10 million to support a presidential campaign yet you are nursing presidential ambitions. It is impossible. Ask the current president,” Mr. Kilonzo Jnr said on Tuesday.
“Before we get to the presidency we aspire, we have to change our livelihoods. We have to provide food for these people. We should look for business opportunities for these others (locals) so that they have money.”
He said President Ruto had beaten his challengers in last year’s State House race because he was armed with determination and a big war chest.
“He beat many odds to win the presidency since he had the capacity. It will be hard to unseat him. State House is not a bedroom where you just walk in,” he said.
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Coming at a time when the Azimio coalition is warming up to intensify its protests against President Ruto’s administration, Mr. Kilonzo Jnr’s remarks are the latest signal that he was still displeased with Azimio’s latest political move.
Mutula Kilonzo has already dismissed the nationwide protests by Azimio as pointless and called on Kenyans to recognize Ruto as the legitimate president.
Kilonzo Jnr on Tuesday called on the Kamba community to “organize itself” to enhance its chances of producing the country’s president in future elections.
In a surprise twist, Makueni Senator Daniel Maanzo, Makueni Speaker Douglas Mbilu, and Makueni MP Susan Kiamba, who graced the ceremony to commission the Sh50 million project to rehabilitate Ndukuma Dam, steered clear of politics. Instead, the Wiper politicians called on leaders in the area to unite to develop the region.
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