This archive report was first published on 21 December 2021.
Published on December 21, 2021, by Olivia Mungwana
Former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama has dismissed the notion that President Uhuru Kenyatta will endorse any presidential candidate in the 2022 contest.
According to Muthama, the President has analyzed the nation's political mood and will therefore steer clear from the 2022 political showdown.
He challenged unnamed 2022 presidential hopefuls to emulate the spirit of Deputy President William Ruto by crisscrossing the country in a hunt for votes.
“Those waiting to be endorsed by Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta should be a worried lot. He won’t be involved in such political shenanigans after taking a closer look at the Kenyan political mood. Power is worked for and Presidential hopefuls should throw away the endorsement mentality,” Muthama posted.
Muthama added that the President has a legacy that he holds dear to his heart and that he would not destroy by involving himself in his succession politics.
“Seek votes from Kenyans like William Ruto. Uhuru has a legacy to protect and will not indulge himself on succession politics. That’s a fact,” he concluded.
