- Kalonzo claims he has been betrayed by Raila after heavy sacrifice in a three consecutive elective times
- He says they agreed with Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga each to go separate ways
- His supporters back at Ukambani have maintained no Kalonzo no Raila
Residents at Wiper Boss Kalonzo Musyoka’s backyard Tseikuru have threatened to withdrawal from Azimio la Umoja should Kalonzo is not made running mate cum Deputy President
They argued that they want their son to contest as a presidential independent candidate come August and he will frustrate the two front runners to factor his political octane
This comes after Kalonzo is set to make a major announcement immediately after Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga unveils his running mate at KICC
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Mr Musyoka, Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua and former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth were said to be the frontrunners in the race to become the running mate to the Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga.
Wiper family felt that Mr Musyoka stood no chance of becoming Mr Odinga’s presidential running mate.
Speaking on the day Mr Musyoka stayed out of an Azimio la Umoja One Kenya rally in Nairobi, Mr Maanzo revealed the parties elaborate plan to disband the coalition and unveil Mr Musyoka as a third presidential candidate.
“We, as Wiper and Mr Musyoka’s lawyers, are approaching the High Court tomorrow morning first of all seeking to impeach the agreement of Azimio One Kenya.
We shall be able to prove before the court that the Azimio One Kenya agreement is unconstitutional and as a result of that every party in Azimio One Kenya will go its own way,” Mr Maanzo said.
He added; “Mr Musyoka’s name had been properly presented before the IEBC as a presidential candidate even before the formation of Azimio One Kenya.
That has not been withdrawn. We shall also have Mr Musyoka name a running mate tomorrow and be on the ballot paper as a presidential candidate.” He added.
A comment from Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua, who has been the face of Mr Musyoka’s allies who have been threatening to ditch Mr Odinga’s camp in protest if he does not pick Mr Musyoka as his running mate, did not bear fruit as he didn’t answer whatsAapp messages.
But Mr Maanzo’s remarks excited a section of Mr Musyoka’s supporters who took to social media to celebrate his absence at the rally addressed by Mr Odinga at Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi.
The move by the team led by Mr Maanzo follows incessant calls by Mr Musyoka on President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene in steadying the Azimio
A rally in Taita Taveta County last Friday, Mr Musyoka insisted that he was the most suitable candidate to deputize Mr Odinga owing to his experience as a vice president and a diplomat.
He has on several occasions called for a fresh round of talks between himself, Mr Odinga and President Kenyatta as he escalated his bid for the Azimio deputy president position, a call he started a week ago.
“Instead of interviewing Kalonzo let us sit and dialogue among ourselves as brothers. We should ask ourselves, where are we going? Brothers, what is it? We have a nation to save from corruption. We have a nation ravaged by joblessness following the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said when he launched campaigns for Mike Sonko, the Wiper Mombasa governorship