UDA Chairman Muthama Breaks Silence After Skipping Rutos Rally; ‘I Won’t Work With Mutua’
UDA Chairman Muthama Breaks Silence After Skipping Rutos Rally; ‘I Won’t Work With Mutua unless he repents.’
UDA Chairman Johnson Muthama has broken silence a day after skipping Ruto’s rally in Machakos.
Speaking to local media on May 11, Muthama stated that he would not pretend to work with Alfred Mutua in the Kenya Kwanza coalition unless he repents and ask for forgiveness over the misuse of Machakos County funds.
UDA Chairman Muthama noted that Mutua had not addressed governance issues that had been raised over the past nine years.
He explained that he was a defender of proper utilization of funds and would not engage in what he termed as ‘cosmetic politics’ just because Mutua joined hands with Deputy President William Ruto’s coalition.
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“I have had differences with Mutua for the last 9 years about governance in terms of utilization of public funds. I have always been against the squandering of public funds which he has never rectified as of yesterday. I am a principled person and I could not see why I could compromise on my beliefs.
“There are many things that I need to put together with Mutua before applying that cosmetic behaviour of ‘here we are with Mutua and we can work together. It cannot take that shortcut. It has to be done in detail where he has to substantiate why there have been no services for Machakos people.
Muthama’s remarks come after he was conspicuously missing at Mutua’s unveiling in Tala, Machakos County, a rally presided by Dp Ruto on Wednesday, May 10.
Muthama stated that he would only work with Governor Mutua only if he apologized for misusing county resources.
“If we are going to work together, then, what is it that he is going to tell people. Is he going to repent and apologise to Machakos people? That is the way I may want to go.”
On whether the governor’s move to Kenya Kwanza was a major boost for the coalition, the former Senator stated that his impact would be better judged by the public after the August 9 polls.
“That is for Kenyans to measure,” he stated.
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