This archive report was first published on 24 August 2020.
On August 22, 2020, during the burial of a son of former Kanu politician Mulu Mutisya in Muthetheni, Mwala Constituency, Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka made claims against former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama, stating that he had misled him to pursue a destructive political path in the past two general elections.
However, Muthama has fired back at Kalonzo, calling his claims an admission that he is a political weakling who is incapable of making independent decisions.
Speaking 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, Muthama said, “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 was flanked by MPs Victor Munyaka (Machakos Town), Fabian Kyule (Kangundo) and Vincent Musyoka (Mwala) as he launched a fierce campaign for Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid.
