Uhuru and Mudavadi hit out at Raila team

Mombasa ODM Governor candidate Ali Hassan Joho (left), Likoni ODM parliamentary candidate Masoud Mwahima (centre) and ODM Mombasa Senator candidate Seif Ramadhan Kajembe greet party supporters during an ODM rally at Tononoka in Mombasa on Sunday. [PHOTO: OMONDI ONYANGO/STANDARD]

By Standard Team

KENYA: Jubilee presidential candidate Mr Uhuru Kenyatta and Amani coalition flagbearer Mr Musalia Mudavadi have one common line of attack against Mr Raila Odinga’s Coalition for Reforms and Democracy.

Despite having fallen out, both have, as was clear in their rallies on Sunday, chosen to market themselves as promising young crop of leaders and CORD a merger of old politicians whose time should be up. While Raila and his running mate Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka took a rest from the blistering campaigns on Sunday after their Saturday rally in Eldoret, Mudavadi was winding up his five-day campaign in Rift Valley. Uhuru and his running mate William Ruto on the other hand were wooing voters at the Coast.

Uhuru took a swipe at the CORD alliance terming it a group of old politicians who should not be entrusted with Kenya’s leadership.

He told a rally in Changamwe CORD alliance was composed of old politicians whom Kenyans cannot bank on to take the country to the next level.

While naming all the leaders in CORD, Uhuru argued Kenyans would be secure with Jubilee alliance as it has youthful politicians who are energetic and ready to deliver.

Nothing new

Uhuru singled out Kalonzo as well as Cabinet ministers William Ntimama and Henry Kosgey as top among the group he claimed had been in government for many years and had nothing new to offer.

Ruto on the other hand claimed having been a member of Orange ‘Pentagon’ in 2007, he knew that those in CORD were people incapable of driving reforms.

Mudavadi who was in Iten together with his running mate Mr Jeremiah Kioni and Kanu Chairman Gideon Moi hit at both Jubilee and CORD leaders. On Raila, Mudavadi said the residents of Rift Valley had a right to acquire land through the proper channels and do not need the PM’s intervention.

On Uhuru, Mudavadi said Kenyans should not entrust the leadership of the country to leaders who exhibit anger all the time. He said the country needed a “sober person” who could champion the operations of government without anger while at the same time able to handle all the Government departments, including the police in a more humane way.