Moses Wetang'ula Hints at Vying for Presidency in 2032, Promises to Revamp His FORD-Kenya Party
- National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula said he has already started laying out strategies that will ensure he becomes the next president after William Ruto
- Wetang’ula, who spoke while in Trans Nzoia, said part of the strategy is to revamp his FORD-Kenya party
- He asked his loyal foot soldiers to rally behind him as he works to restore the party’s lost glory in readiness for the 2032 elections
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Trans Nzoia: National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has hinted that he will vie for the country's top seat in the 2032 General Election.
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Is Wetang'ula planning to vie for presidency?
Speaking on the evening of Sunday, May 4, at Kikwameti village in Trans Nzoia county, Wetangula, who is also the FORD-Kenya party leader, said he is laying down strategies to succeed President William Ruto.
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Wetangula urged his foot soldiers to rally behind him in his quest for the presidency at the end of Ruto’s second term.
"I, Papa wa Roma, am not in any war with anybody. I do not want to be the governor of Trans Nzoia because the governorship is too small for me. My focus is fulfilling the dreams of Masinde Muliro and Wamalwa Kijana, and that is why I need all of you behind me in my quest to be the President of Kenya," he said.
The former Bungoma senator also invited all members of the FORD-Kenya youth league in Trans Nzoia county to his rural Mukhweya residence so that they could iron out all existing and perceived leadership challenges.
He revealed that all the party organs are committed to revamping the party that fought for multi-party democracy.
"Our party was founded here in Trans Nzoia in the house of mzee Emmanuel Milimo by the late Masinde Muliro. Wamalwa Kijana our great pillar was buried here in Trans Nzoia and I agree that it is not as vibrant as it was before due to squabbles amongst party officials. We will conduct grassroots elections to restore our dignity," Wetang'ula stated.
Why Ford-Kenya party is weakened
He admitted that unending sibling rivalry among party officials has weakened the lion party.
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Kwanza Member of Parliament Ferdinand Wanyonyi has been battling with Wafula Omar Mutacho for the Trans Nzoia county chairmanship position.
"In 2013-2017, we were the majority party in Trans Nzoia county. From 2017 to 2022, we had 908 elected MCAs across the country, and we had more nominated MCAS. In 2022, the party went to its lowest, that we have three MCAs in Trans Nzoia," Wetang'ula stated.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly Speaker condemned hooliganism and called on youth in Trans Nzoia to shun selfish politicians, whom he claimed had mastered the art of using them to cause chaos in burials and other public gatherings attended by politicians.
Did Wetang'ula betray FORD-Kenya officials?
Previously, TUKO.co.ke reported that former FORD-Kenya officials hit out at the National Assembly Speaker whom they accused of betrayal.
The former officials who have since decamped to the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) claimed Wetang'ula left them in the cold after Kenya Kwanza formed government.
They claimed none of his close allies secured government jobs despite him negotiating a 30% share.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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