Three leaders from the Mount Kenya region have divulged plans to convene an assembly to craft the region’s political future ahead of the 2022 general election.
Politicians Martha Karua, Mwangi Kiunjuri and Moses Kuria extended an olive branch to all willing parties to join them in their pursuit.
The three former MPs announced they will reach out to all parties in the Central Kenya region to walk with them in their venture.
“We also commit to reaching out to other like-minded leaders to broaden the forum and deepen our unity of purpose,” said Karua.
According to the trio, a meeting will be held in Limuru within 90 days to figure out a way forward for the Mount Kenya region.
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“In the next three months, the initiative will culminate in the Limuru Three conference where we would make resolutions of how to conduct our affairs,” she added.
Karua reiterated that multi-party democracy must be safeguarded by building individual political parties.
“We must safeguard our multi-party democracy by building our political parties and not killing multi-partyism, which took us a long time to achieve,” she said.
The three leaders, however, said that theirs was not a forum to define a coalition even though there was a likelihood that it would end up becoming one.
Karua said the outfit is geared towards unity and purpose on issues affecting the Mount Kenya region.
“This is a forum not to define tomorrow's coalition – it could end up being that, but one for unity and purpose on issues affecting our region and the nation,” added Karua.
They are also keen on keeping their individual parties - Karua’s NARC, Kuria’s Chama Cha Kazi and Kiunjuri’s The Service Party intact and will not be dissolved.
Kuria, who until recently was considered an ally of the Deputy President William Ruto, seems to have abandoned the Hustler Nation ship and is now singing to a different tune.
