This archive report was first published on 12 August 2019.
Published on August 12, 2019, Martha Karua, leader of Nark-Kenya, has accused President Kenyatta's Jubilee party of rigging the 2017 elections in favor of their preferred candidates.
According to Karua, the ruling party interfered with the presidential, gubernatorial, senatorial, and parliamentary elections to ensure their candidates won.
She made the allegations in an interview with K24 TV, stating that this was the reason why she turned down Kenyatta's offer for a Cabinet position as her party was rigged out in the Kirinyaga governor's race.
“I told Uhuru I was not interested in Cabinet because Jubilee rigged me out…They rigged at all levels. Jubilee rigged big time,” Karua said.
Although Karua garnered 116,626 votes (41 percent) in the Kirinyaga gubernatorial race, she lost to Jubilee's Anne Mumbi Kamotho, who got 153,353 votes (53 percent).
Karua further stated that she declined Kenyatta's job offer as she was uncomfortable working with “some people” in his Cabinet, who have questionable integrity and character.
She also maintained that she can never back Deputy President William Ruto's presidential bid and would rather pick Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga if asked to choose between the two.
"If I have to choose between Raila and Ruto, I would go with Raila without thinking twice about it," said Karua.
"He (Ruto) does not have a very good record; not one to admire," she noted, adding that he has been adversely mentioned in several corruption scandals.
