Ngilu ‘misleading’ her community

By Paul Mutua

Cabinet ministers and Wiper Democratic Movement leaders are accusing Narc leader Charity Ngilu of being used by the Jubilee alliance to auction the Kamba community in the countdown to the March 4 General Election.

Led by Defence Assistant Minister David Musila and former Cabinet minister Nyiva Mwendwa, they said it was unacceptable.

Mr Musila said it was wrong for Ms Ngilu and Mutito MP Kiema Kilonzo, whom he described as “wayward politicians,” to try to mislead the community not to support the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy led by Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his running mate, Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka.

“It’s unfortunate and we want to tell these people that we are ready to tackle them and dilute their political poison on the electorate. We shall defend CORD and VP against any hate campaigns,” Musila said.

He spoke at Mutito, Kaliku and Zombe markets in Kiema’s constituency where he, Nyiva, local parliamentary aspirant Major Mutua Muluvi, county women hopeful Jane Kivati and several civic leaders urged the residents to ignore troublemakers.

Musila, who is eyeing Kitui County’s senate seat, called for political sobriety and unity ahead of the impending polls. Ngilu has declared interest in challenging him for the seat. The Mwingi South MP said Jubilee’s presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta was mistaken to assume that Kambas could support him.

However, Musila warned CORD’s critics in Ukambani that they were doomed to fail and stood to be ashamed during the polls.

The leaders asked residents to ignore Ngilu and Kiema, whom they accused of lacking morals and hatching plots to disenfranchise the Kamba people.

Nyiva, who is eyeing the county’s women’s seat, asked the Kamba community not allow anyone to be used by outside forces to divide them. “My sister Ngilu should be bold enough and ask for forgiveness instead of jumping here and there to seek for alliances to undermine our people,” Nyiva said.

Today, Musila takes his senatorial and CORD’s campaigns to Kyamatu and Voo markets in Mutito constituency.