Prof Makau Mutua on Sunday wrote that he was told Deputy
President William Ruto is likely to drop out of the 2022 presidential race and
endorse ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi instead.
Through a tweet, Mutua added that the idea is to lockout ODM
leader Raila Odinga in case he decides to vie for the top seat.
“I am told that DP @WilliamsRuto
will likely drop out of the presidential contest and endorse @MusaliaMudavadi for the top
seat.
“The idea is to lock out @RailaOdinga should he choose to run,”
he tweeted.
Kenyans online asked him to reveal his source as some
accused him of pushing an agenda and being a rumour-monger.
Ahmednasir Abdullahi: Prof who told you?
Bzenga: Na uko na mushenee Sana!! Please share that in your
chaama meetings sio hapa.
David Mutai: Fake News; Concentrate on the protests.
Ebrah: Prof it has come to this, you are now gossiper. What
happened?? Kenyans what we want is something constructive.
Mutua also hit out at leaders who have been branding food
donations, saying this is not the time to gain political mileage.
“Politicians should stop media stunts “flagging off” food
donations. Or branding food donations with their names and foundations. It’s
not a safari rally or derby.
“It’s dehumanizing and taking advantage of the poor for shameless
self-aggrandizement,” he said.
A number of leaders have been put on the spot during the
pandemic by branding food donations and sanitisers.
One of them was Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga who in April, oversaw
repackaging of 13000litres of sanitisers donated by Kibos Sugar Company but
decided to brand the containers with his photo.
This did not go down well with a section of Kenyans who
bashed him for the move.
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In his response, Kahiga said there was nothing wrong with
putting his photo on the containers, adding that the bottles cost only Sh7
each.
"Let us see the bigger picture. Let us not focus on
non-issues.
"We got sanitisers worth Sh5million and we bought the
bottles at Sh7 per bottle.
"The big container was Sh9...And the labels cost Sh1. You would wonder why anyone would make an issue out of that," said the governor.