Palaver

JM tells Palaver that Juja’s George Thuo has been accused of aloofness and lost his re-election bid because he had disconnected with his voters. The 20,000 votes he got were due to Uhuru Kenyatta’s clout. JM adds that Thuo’s councillors were also to blame due to graft and land grabbing in Thika. However, UK stood by him just like he stuck with Nyayo in 1997 and even went on to lose his seat because of his dalliance with Kanu. UK, stands by friends through good and bad times like on the Mau Forest saga. JM wonders why the PNU chairman and top party brass had to let the Kanu boss shoulder all of Thuo’s by-election burden.