Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, suspended Education Minister William Ruto, Saboti MP Eugene Wamalwa and twelve other MP’s drawn from Eastern, Central, Western and Rift-Valley have stated that they will ditch their current parties to form a new one ahead of the 20123 general elections.The leaders told residents in Meru and Maua towns that they will choose the flag bearers of their new party from between Uhuru Kenyatta, Kalonzo Musyoka, George Saitoti, William Ruto, Najib Balala and Eugene Wamalwa.
Speaking at the Meru bus park, the legislators disclosed that they would launch the new party before the end of the year and hold primaries immediately so as to give the winning candidate among them enough time to campaign for the presidential seat.
Said Uhuru, "Tumekabali ya kwamba tutaenda kule Hague na tutarudi, na baada ya kurudi tutaanza chama kipya, tutaungana sisi wote, kasha tushindane na yule wakenya watakubaliana tutamshika mkono sisi wote na tutaanza mapema,"( We have agreed to go to the Hague and when we return we will launch a new party. We will all unite and whoever Kenyans agree should drive the new vehicle we will back him and we will start early)
The Meru declaration sets the stage for a flurry of activities that will see Uhuru leave Kanu, Ruto ditch ODM and Eugene join a new political outfit.
Uhuru and Ruto also took issue with Raila for claiming that they should face the hague because he was also detained, arguing that he deserved his fate for his role in the attempted coup of 1982.
"Raila mwenyewe ameandika kwa kitabu chake ati yeye ndiye alijaribu kupindua serikali, kwa hivyo kushikwa kwake kulikuwa kwa haki, lakini sisi hakuna kitu tymefanya," Uhuru told the crowds.
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