Deputy President Professor Kithure Kindiki has said that he is not fazed by the Orange Democratic Movement’s sudden appetite for the seat he occupies.
The Deputy President said he was a master of politics and would not engage carelessly. He spoke in Kirinyaga, where Mt. Kenya leaders loyal to the broad-based government maintained that his seat was not up for grabs.
Speaking after an impromptu inspection of the Maragwa-Ichagaki-Gamburi road that stalled in 2020, the Deputy President, who was accompanied by local leaders allied to the broad-based government, said he was not shaken by recent developments that have seen ODM party leader Dr. Oburu Oginga say they are gunning for his seat in power negotiations with UDA.
“Do not be unsettled by small things you hear here and there. We are masters of politics and we do not speak carelessly, we speak at the right time," Kithure Kindiki, Deputy President, stated.
However, the local leaders who had accompanied him were not as gracious, saying the country’s number two political position was not for the taking during power talks.
“We hold the number two position. Do you want it taken away? Has ODM not just arrived?" Mary Wathera, MP for Maragua, stated.
The leaders insisted that both the presidency and deputy presidency already have substantive holders and are not subject to political bargaining.
In Kericho County, Kenya Kwanza leaders led by Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya accused the opposition of undermining government development efforts.
The Deputy President said he was a master of politics and would not engage carelessly. He spoke in Kirinyaga, where Mt. Kenya leaders loyal to the broad-based government maintained that his seat was not up for grabs.
Speaking after an impromptu inspection of the Maragwa-Ichagaki-Gamburi road that stalled in 2020, the Deputy President, who was accompanied by local leaders allied to the broad-based government, said he was not shaken by recent developments that have seen ODM party leader Dr. Oburu Oginga say they are gunning for his seat in power negotiations with UDA.
“Do not be unsettled by small things you hear here and there. We are masters of politics and we do not speak carelessly, we speak at the right time," Kithure Kindiki, Deputy President, stated.
However, the local leaders who had accompanied him were not as gracious, saying the country’s number two political position was not for the taking during power talks.
“We hold the number two position. Do you want it taken away? Has ODM not just arrived?" Mary Wathera, MP for Maragua, stated.
The leaders insisted that both the presidency and deputy presidency already have substantive holders and are not subject to political bargaining.
In Kericho County, Kenya Kwanza leaders led by Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya accused the opposition of undermining government development efforts.