MACHAKOS COUNTY: Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama is now accusing Jubilee administration of allegedly scheming to destabilize the political unity of the Kamba community.
Speaking at St Mary's Girls High School in Kola, Machakos County during a funds drive in aid of the school, Muthama sensationally claimed that the current political turmoil being experienced in Makueni and Machakos counties is a clever plot by the ruling coalition to paint a picture of a community whose political leadership has failed.
The Senator, who has been a fierce critic of the Government, told a huge gathering that an 'evil scheme' has been hatched by President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration to cause disunity in the Kamba voting bloc ahead of the 2017 General Election.
"These people have cleverly hatched a scheme to divide the community, first by depicting our de facto leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, as a weak leader, and then try to sneak in Jubilee philosophy through the back door," said Muthama.
The Senator, who was flanked by Deputy Governor Bernard Kiala and several MCAs dismissed as a propaganda word going round that the former Vice President has been unable to show leadership by allegedly failing to arbitrate over leadership wrangles bedevilling the region.
The leaders castigated Dr Mutua for allegedly playing 'underground politics' of wanting to replace Kalonzo as Ukambani political kingpin.
The bitter fall-out between Governor Alfred Mutua and his Deputy Bernard Kiala, which led to impeachment of the latter by the county assembly, and now the last week's passing of a motion supporting the impeachment of Prof Kivutha Kibwana as the Makueni Governor has raised speculation on whether the Wiper party leader commands the politics of lower Eastern region any longer.
At the same time, Muthama challenged President Kenyatta to respect the constitution through ensuring that all public appointments reflect the face of Kenya in terms of ethnic representation.
"We cannot have a fair society where only one or two ethnic communities dominate key public appointments and yet there are 40 other ethnic communities which also deserve equitable share of such appointments," he said.
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