Kenya Kwanza Coalition’s Chairman and Machakos Gubernatorial Candidate on United Democratic Alliance party Johnson Muthama is facing to be ousted from the lucrative position following his ailing condition.
Details from reliable sources have intimated safinews.co.ke that some quarters from UDA circles led by two hardliners Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot and his counterpart Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen wants Muthama out of the UDA’s Chairmanship
The duo, have since written a proposal to UDA’s secretariat and their Presidential Candidate William Ruto citing misgivings that Muthama, has become a party’s liability since last year after he was diagnosed with a cancer disease
According to confidential materials from the party, “Muthama has been receiving Ksh 4.5 million weekly for logistics and facilitating campaign activities in Lower Eastern region making Machakos, Makueni and Kitui counties respectively,” so declassified.
However, their demands and proposal is said to have been thwarted by the Head of Staff at Deputy President William Ruto’s office Davis Chirchir, that Muthama will retain his position, however, one Madam Anastasia will be coordinating UDA’s Eastern region politics focusing on Makueni County
The move by Murkomen and Cheruiyot to have Muthama be replaced with the outgoing Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua was also impeded since he is considered as Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition’s mole in Kenya Kwanza Coalition
The rains started beating Muthama when he missed the much publicised Kenya Kwanza Coalition’s manifestoes launch at Kasarani and some of key meetings since he has been in and out of hospital for medication