United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Cleophas Malala on Sunday, September 24, called out National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi over their sustained calls for luhya unity.
Speaking while addressing a gathering in Mount Elgon, Bungoma County, Malala termed the calls hypocritical adding that the leaders had refused to join hands and support President William Ruto’s party.
According to him, leaders from the region have failed to forge a united front over the years despite the perennial calls for unity.
This, Malala noted, hindered the region’s development due to lack of enough bargaining power in government.
In his speech, Malala affirmed that it was time for regional leaders to have conversations touching on employability of the youth in government and other development projects.
“We are tired of this unity rhetoric. We can’t always speak about unity before elections,” Malala stated
“Right now we want our youth to join the Kenya Defence Forces and the National Police Service, our women to access loans and our roads built.”
Further, the UDA Secretary General brought the current debate on the proposal pushing for parties within the Kenya Kwanza Coalition to fold and back the ruling party.
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“We cannot proclaim our support for President Ruto but in the evening, we start fighting his party. Come and support him in his own party that he has formed.”
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Wetangula, Mudavadi call for unity
Elsewhere in Shinyalu, Kakamega County, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Mudavadi led a host of the region’s leaders in calls for Luhya unity.
Speaking during a fundraiser in the County, Mudavadi allayed fears of an ongoing tiff between him and Speaker Wetangula.
Instead, he urged his fellow leaders to embrace unity in a bid to achieve development in the region.
“He is the leader of the legislative and I am in the executive. Two arms of government, where is the hate coming from? I cannot go and be the speaker,” Mudavadi said.
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Malala’s quest for united party
The remarks on Sunday from Malala and Mudavadi came against the backdrop of infighting between Kenya Kwanza affiliated parties.
Malala, in his role as UDA’s SG has previously pushed for a united front in his bid to create a strong political outfit with membership across the country.
However, the proposal was met with opposition from a section of leaders from the region who have been adamant to maintain their political parties.
