This archive report was first published on 23 August 2020.
Former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama has fired back at Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, claiming he negotiated for him to become Vice President under retired President Mwai Kibaki.
Muthama made the remarks on Saturday in Mbilini village, Kangundo in Machakos County during the burial of Henry Masaku, son of the late former veteran politician and freedom fighter Paul Ngei.
According to Muthama, Musyoka's claim that he misled him to pursue a destructive political path in the past two general elections was an admission that he is a political weakling who is incapable of making independent decisions.
"Somebody tell Kalonzo that were it not for me, he wouldn't have been a vice president. I personally negotiated for his position with retired President Mwai Kibaki," Muthama said.
On his part, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko warned that such divisive politics could deny the Kamba community the opportunity to win the presidency come 2022.
"I urge our leaders to find a common ground and agree to pursue a common path. We cannot all be president. It is our organisation as a community that will either make or break our political destiny," Sonko said.
