More than 600 members of Amani National Congress (ANC) from Kakamega County have ditched the party for the ruling Jubilee. The members said that the party, led by Musalia Mudavadi, lacked visionary leadership and development agenda. ANC is an affiliate of National Super Alliance (NASA).
Led by Kakamega County ANC Secretary General Kennedy Ngao, the members said that they had realized that their interests and those of the Western Kenya residents would be taken care in President Uhuru’s camp.
“We have had wide consultations and decided to join Jubilee because they have the interests of our people. ANC has poor leadership which is not ready to listen and serve the common citizens,” said Ngao.
Ngao said that ANC conducted shambolic party nominations, denying members an opportunity to pick their preferred candidates.
“Members have no confidence in ANC, some members in the party are supporting Jubilee candidates and we do not want to be seen as hypocrites that is why we have decided to ditch ANC and fully support Jubilee,” he said.
Rita Kulova, another party leader in Kakamega accused Mudavadi of failing to guide the Party and had no plans for the future.
“ANC has no direction. When Mudavadi left presidency for Raila Odinga and accepted a seat that is not in the constitution that left the party headless,” said Kulova.
Navakholo constituency Jubilee Chairman Jotham Wamae welcomed the over 600 members to Jubilee, saying that the move would be a boost Jubilee popularity in Kakamega.
“Jubilee has done a lot to our people. We have witnessed construction of roads, technical training institute and medical college which will benefit our people. I welcome the new members in our winning team,” Wamae said.
“This is a blow to ANC and its candidates in the constituency, our focus now are to get the MP seats,” he added.
What is 600 compared to 11…
What is 600 compared to 11,000,000 Strong NASA.
Anyway:
An Open letter to Uhuru and Ruto
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Dear Mr. President.
You and your deputy have been chidding and mocking Raila in your campaigns. Calling him a man of vitendawili and asking very childish questions about what he has done for Kenyans.
Mr. President, allow me to highlight for you Raila’s achievements for this nation. It looks like you have been living on planet mars, and you just descendend to Kenya today.
First and foremost, Raila has never been in power in this country. He has only served in two ministries as a minister. One was Ministry of Energy, under Moi, and the ministry of Roads, Housing and Public Works under NARC govt.
Mr. President, the current constitution that you and all Kenyans are enjoying today, was the brain child of Raila. He has fought for freedom in this country, he has been jailed because of it. Am sure, when Raila was languishing in jail, you were somewhere in this world enjoying your fathers ill gotten wealth. Either sipping a glass of scottish whisky or smoking your favorite….. No wonder you don’t know what Raila has done!
Mr. President, when Raila was the Minister for Roads, in a very short time, he demolished all the buildings and structures that had been built on road reserves. The fruit of this move, is the current super Highways and expanded road network that every Kenyan can see today.
But he didn’t last long in that ministry. Kikuyu’s came together and rushed to state house. Telling president Kibaki how Raila is making them poor by pulling down houses which were on grabbed land. Agents of status quo, made sure he is transfered. No wonder you say you don’t know what he has done for Kenyans. Because you are one of those anti-change agents!
Under the same ministry of Housing, in 2003, Raila made sure that the Kenyan govt partners with UN-HABITANT to build modern two bedroomed self contained flats in Kibera sylums.
He had a vision to eradicate sylum settlements in this country. Again agents of status quo rushed to Kibaki and told him how they are loosing monthly house rents. And how Raila is gaining a lot of political mileage out of the project. It collapsed!
When Raila was the Prime Minister, he fore saw the need to preserve our enviroment. For the sake of rains that brings heavy food production. He single handendly engineered the conservation of Mau forest.
You were in that govt as minister for finance and deputy prime minister. Ruto was the minister for Agriculture. None of you supported him, you made it a political issue and started attacking him for you own political gain. Today, you can see the effects of your silly thinking. There’s no food….
Those are just but very few of Raila’s achievements in this country. Lastly Mr. President, if it were not for his vitendawili, Kenyans would have not known the following scandals…
Anglo leasing, NYS, Health, SGR, Chicken gate, Euro bond, Sigiri bridge, Mexico maize etc…
Hope you won’t continue asking the same question again in your campaigns. For you to understand Raila’s vision for this country, you have to look at things through a microscope and not with bare naked eyes.
Signed
This is a good Raila…
This is a good Raila propaganda. You dint mention am the Scandals exposed by Raila. The Pesa kwani Vijana, The Maize Scandal, The molasses plant where the community was cheated to buy shares but the same shares were sold to foreign company and no refund was given to the poor community etc …..
@guest.I find it interesting…
@guest.I find it interesting that you fail to mention that he tried to overthrow the government in 1982.Leading to the chaos that resulted.He instigated the violence in 07/08.Leading to the horrible chaos,displacement of families and death that resulted.He has a very long record of keeping the people that he is leading in poverty eg the slums in Kibera.He has a history of attacking the concept of willing buyer willing seller when it comes to land issues(eg in Kajiado),which is really a recipe for nothing but tribal chaos and conflict.He has a long record of corruption scandals himself eg Mollases,kazi kwa vijana etc.He is always attacking and trying to sabotage key institutions in the country eg the judiciary in 2007,the military and currently the IEBC to name but a few.This is a dangerous individual.He should never lead Kenya.His tendencies and political history is one of bringing about more chaos and poverty.He needs to retire from politics.
While Kalenjins have moved…
While Kalenjins have moved from Moi to Dr. Ruto, we are still singing for the Odingas.
While Luhyas have moved from Masinde to Wamalwa to Mudavadi, we are still beating ourselves supporting an Odinga.
While Kikuyus moved from Kenyatta to Matiba to Kibaki to Kenyatta, we’re still killing our own who dares oppose the Odingas
While Kambas moved from Paul Ngei to Mutisya to Musyoka, we are still worshipping an Odinga
What is this that only an Odinga can do, that no other family in a community of over 4m can’t? And what do we have to show for our loyalty, 50+ years later?
NOTE: Keep emotional outbursts for another day!