Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Back Uhuru for top seat, urges Murugi

Liz Muthoni | NATION Special Programmes minister Esther Murugi during a past press briefing in Nairobi.
Liz Muthoni | NATION Special Programmes minister Esther Murugi during a past press briefing in Nairobi.
By JOHN NJAGI jnjagi@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Tuesday, May 3 2011 at 22:00
In Summary
  • Come out en mass on Sunday to pray for Deputy Prime Minister, pleads MP for Nyeri Town

Special Programmes minister Esther Murugi on Tuesday rallied central Kenya voters for Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta.
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She criticised those planning to oppose him in the 2012 presidential election.
“I think they should be locked up during the next election and released after we elect the president of our choice,” she said amid cheers from councillors during a meeting in Nyeri called to prepare for a prayer meeting for Mr Kenyatta at Ruringu Stadium on Sunday.
Ms Murugi and Mathira MP Ephraim Maina met headteachers and councillors from the county to seek their support.
“You must ensure that people come out in large numbers to show our appreciation of Uhuru and also pray for what awaits him in September,” said Ms Murugi.
The minister said the people of central Kenya had a lot to thank God for, including Mr Kenyatta’s appearance at The Hague and his return to the country.
Some leaders in the region have been fighting for the endorsement of Mr Kenyatta as the de facto leader and only presidential candidate.
Gichugu MP Martha Karua, who has publicly declared her interest in the presidency, and Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth, who is also said to be gearing up to contest the top seat, have been branded traitors out to divide the community vote.
Ms Murugi and Mr Maina said they were confident that Mr Kenyatta would put behind The Hague shadow and return to contest and win the presidency.
During the meeting at a Nyeri hotel, the two legislators lamented the dwindling political fortunes of the Kikuyu community and called for unity of all leaders in the region.
A councillor said the Kikuyu risked losing their influence in Nairobi, where ODM candidates had won most of the parliamentary seats.
“Currently, we have lost the seats in Nairobi previously occupied by our people. If we don’t come together, we are likely to lose out in leadership completely,” said the councillor.
He was among the more than 100 councillors at the meeting.

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