PM is dividing Mt Kenya vote alleges MP

An MP has accused Prime Minister Raila Odinga of sponsoring candidates in Mt Kenya in order to split the region’s vote in 2012.

Kigumo MP Jamleck Kamau also told off the premier for criticising the G7 alliance and KKK saying they had representation from across the country.

Speaking while addressing a crowd at Kiiriangoro Catholic Church on Monday, Mr Kamau claimed some of the presidential candidates from the region who are aspiring to succeed President Kibaki were working for ODM.

They were also out to block Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta from ascending to power, he said.

“We know that Raila and his party have sponsored some people to spoil votes for Uhuru who is our preferred candidate,” said the Kigumo MP.

Calling on voters to shun what he termed as imposters, he urged presidential candidates from the region to unite and field one candidate.

While on his way to Kirinyaga for a fund raiser, Mr Odinga told area residents on Sunday to shun the KKK and G7 alliances saying they were tribal and aimed at dividing Kenyans along ethnic lines.

“You should shun the KKK Alliance and go to 2012 elections as people from one ‘K’ that stands for Kenya,” he said while addressing a crowd at Kenol town in Murang’a.

The ODM leader also criticised the G7 Alliance claiming it was a tribal union with no national agenda. But Mr Kamau warned that Mr Odinga’s comments were likely to create disunity among Kenyans.

He also accused the premier of being tribal since he had formed the defunct Pentagon which he said was made up of tribal chiefs.

“I want to tell Raila to stop branding our unity as tribal. They started it with Pentagon which was led by tribal chiefs,” said the law maker who is the PNU vice chairman.

G7 and PNU were national alliances with representation from all corners of Kenya, added the Kigumo MP while defending both PNU and G7 alliances.

Despite defending it, he denied the existence of the KKK alliance.