Blow to Jubilee as several Rift Valley MPs defect to NASA

Blow to Jubilee as several Rift Valley MPs defect to NASA

Chesumei Member of Parliament (MP), Elijah Lagat, and former Mosop Legislator, David Koech, have ditched President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party and joined Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance (NASA).

Speaking on Tuesday, July 18 while launching NASA campaigns in Eldoret, the leaders led more than ten MPs in joining the opposition, accusing the Jubilee administration of failing to cater for the needs of local farmers since they took office in 2013.

The leaders, who included former MPs and Ministers in the KANU regime, faulted the Jubilee government for undermining devolution, saying that they belong to NASA’s school of thought of allocating 45% of the national revenues towards the counties.

“The Jubilee government has frustrated the farmers in this country. We have launched intensive campaigns for NASA in Rift Valley to vote out a failed government. We have looked at NASA’s manifesto and felt that it suits us best,” said Mr. Lagat.

Former Emgwen MP, Stephen Tarrus, also accused Jubilee playing divisive politics by sidelining the Rift Valley region in terms of development projects.

“We, as people of Rift Valley, are fed up with fake Jubilee promises. Jubilee should not think that we have moved to NASA individually. We have moved with the masses,” said Mr. Tarrus.

On his part, former Marakwet West MP David Sudi exuded confidence that NASA flag bearer Raila Odinga will trounce President Kenyatta come August, insisting that Rift Valley residents too wanted to be part of the ‘Mabadiliko’ wave that is sweeping Kenya.

The move coming just 20 days to the August 8 General Election, it is a blow to Jubilee with political pundits arguing that the ruling coalition cannot ignore the inroads NASA has done in Rift Valley, the backyard of DP William Ruto.

NASA has already bagged Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto and he is one of the five opposition co-principals together with Wiper Party’s Kalonzo Musyoka, Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula, Amani National Congress’ Musalia Mudavadi and former prime minister Raila Odinga.

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