Kuria messages ‘personal friend’ Ngilu following Kitui chaos

By , K24 Digital
On Sat, 1 Feb, 2020 20:24 | 2 mins read
Moses Kuria claims Charity Ngilu - his personal friend - embarrassed him; all in the name of politics. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]
Moses Kuria claims Charity Ngilu - his personal friend - embarrassed him; all in the name of politics. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]
Moses Kuria claims Charity Ngilu - his personal friend - embarrassed him; all in the name of politics. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria says he is disappointed that Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu -- whom he terms as his personal friend -- called for his ejection when he made his way to the BBI rally at Kitui Stadium mid-Saturday.

Ngilu ordered that Kuria be ejected from the VIP dais as the lawmaker, who arrived “late” for the meeting, attempted to get a seat at the podium.

Kuria, who arrived in the company of Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator, Kipchumba Murkomen, went straight to the VIP dais, and requested he and Murkomen be given seats.

The MP and the senator were, ostensibly, told that all seats were occupied, and, therefore, they had to look for alternative places to position themselves as the meeting continued.

That request did not augur well with Kuria, who insisted that he wanted to sit where other MPs, governors and leaders were.

‘Atolewe’ order

A resultant push-and-pull arose, with Kuria standing his ground, and the security officers, on the other hand, obeying orders to have Kuria and his team ejected from the dais.

A seemingly irritated host governor Charity Ngilu took the microphone from Kivutha Kibwana, who was speaking at the time, and ordered that Moses Kuria be removed from the rally.

“Nobody will abuse President Uhuru Kenyatta, and still be allowed to attend my meeting… Atolewe, aende [Eject him, let him go],” shouted Ngilu as security-men tried to guide Kuria out of the VIP dais.

Kuria, however, moved round and round the area, vowing to remain put, as he sat on the ground to communicate his refusal to leave the venue.

ODM leader Raila Odinga and his Wiper Party counterpart, Kalonzo Musyoka, were seen waving their hands up and down to signal that they were calling for peace to prevail, and imploring upon the security officers to go easy on Kuria.

The Gatundu South MP was, however, given a seat right behind Raila Odinga, and the chaos subsided instantly.

‘I forgive you’

And now, Kuria claims Ngilu -- his personal friend -- embarrassed him; all, in the name of politics.

“Charity Ngilu (a very close personal friend, it hurts), Dr James Nyoro and those in whose name violence was visited upon me, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga. I forgive you. Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing. For those who -- yet again after Mombasa -- beat me up, I forgive you too. I know you all personally as we meet in Gor Mahia games,” Kuria said in a Facebook post on Saturday evening (February 1).

“To the great people of Kitui, God in heaven knows how emotional and grateful I am to you. You have done me and my colleagues proud. To former Kitui Governor and [the] next Governor of Kitui, Prof. Malombe, Kitui people miss you and it was clear. For Kalonzo Musyoka my friend, open your eyes man; Raila has cheated you thrice and you are still singing praise and worship. And to all Kenyans, fasten your seat belts. The determination by some people to transition to Executive Prime Minister is going to be vicious,” added Kuria.

Kuria is a vocal supporter of Deputy President William Ruto’s ideology, and was, initially, perceived to be against the BBI agenda.