MCAs blame MPs for JAP loss in Kajiado by-election, Tutui to file petition

Kajiado County Jubilee leaders engaged in a bitter blame game on Monday evening following the defeat of their candidate in the recent Kajiado Central parliamentary by-election.

Parliament’s majority leaders Aden Duale and Kithure Kindiki had to intervene and restrain the feuding leaders, who had gathered at the Ilbisel home of the unsuccessful Jubilee Alliance Party (JAP) candidate Patrick Tutui for a thanks giving party.

Trouble started when Olkeri ward Member of County Assembly Onesmas Ngogoyo claimed Tutui lost because some area Jubilee MPs did not campaign for him.

Ngogoyo named MPs Moses Sakuda (Kajiado West), Peris Tobiko (Kajiado East) and Peter ole Mositet (Kajiado Senator) as among the leaders who masterminded Tutui’s loss.

“We all agreed to support Tutui as he was fairly nominated during the JAP primaries. We were, however, shocked to see some MPs relaxing in hotels and spending the money set aside for campaigns,” Ngogoyo, who is also the Kajiado County Assembly Chief Whip said.

As he spoke, an agitated Sakuda attempted to rise from his seat but was restrained by Kithure, who sat next to him.

Isinya MCA David Nkirimpai repeated similar accusations, alleging the three leaders pretended to be campaigning for Tutui during the day but were reading from a different script during the night.

The accusations raised tension at Tutui’s home where a huge crowd had gathered. At one point, armed police officers were called in to maintain peace and order after the crowd started to charge towards the podium.

DISMISSED ALLEGATIONS

When Sakuda rose to speak, he dismissed the allegations by the MCAs, saying he was at the forefront campaigning for Tutui to win the by-election.

“These are mere politics that do not worry me. Everybody including the President knows how me and other MPs campaigned vigorously for Tutui to win. It’s not our fault and we should not be blamed,” a furious Sakuda explained.

Tobiko and Mositet did not attend the ceremony. When contacted by The Standard, Mositet said he was in a meeting and would call back. Tobiko did not respond to our inquiries.

Duale said the Government was keenly assessing why it lost the by-election to the Opposition.

Kindiki said if the Government establishes there were malpractices during the exercise, he will volunteer to represent Tutui in court.

Tutui is expected to file an election petition this week.

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