As the battle to succeed Kibaki draws closer, two vocal Kalenjin MPs have insinuated that the Kalenjin community is better in the hands of Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta than Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Speaking to Kass FM on Saturday, Chepalungu MP Isaac Ruto and his Chepalungu counterpart Joshua Kuttuny said Uhuru was a better option.
They said the interests of the community were better served in URP-TNA alliance than a pact with Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) led by Raila Odinga.
“There is no guarantee in ODM that he (Raila) will not sacrifice Ruto once he gets to State House . At least for Uhuru,they share the same predicament with William Ruto,” Kuttuny said.
He added that the case facing Ruto and Uhuru at the International Criminal Court (ICC) was a prominent issue in their alliance talks.
“Agenda one, two, three is the ICC. We cannot go into a pact while relegating this issue. That is why we prefer people who are going through what we are going through,” Kuttuny added.
The two MPs further asked the Kalenjin community not to be anxious with URP-TNA alliance.
“You cannot just wish away the people of Mt Kenya. We have to work with them. Infact, it is an open secret that if we unite, Kenya would unite,” Ruto said.
