Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has said she had become an unwanted person in the Mt Kenya region before joining UDA Party which is led by Deputy President William Ruto.
According to the outspoken county chief, her political career was at risk due to her support for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party.
While being received by William Ruto, Anne Waiguru narrated how she was humiliated and rejected before joining UDA Party.
The Standard reports that the political ground had become hostile for Waiguru, and her opponents Wangui Ngirici and Martha Karua had become the people’s favorites ahead of the 2022 General Election.
“People never gave me chance to talk in meetings, they would shout me down. It was tough and humiliating,
“They told me you must push the wheelbarrow or you will go home, we do not care about your development,” Anne Waiguru said in the meeting with William Ruto.
She told the meeting that the crowd’s reaction on Mashujaa day, which was held in Kirinyaga County pushed her to make the final decision of joining UDA Party.
“Only a fool can continue in the same path with this kind of pressure. You must listen to the people. It is the people to decide. You can’t dictate to them. During Mashujaa, we saw it all. The signs were clear on where our leadership is heading,” a Kirinyaga MCA disclosed what Waiguru said in the meeting.
Even as the Kirinyaga Governor moved to save her political career, her opponent Wangui Ngirici says that she was too late to make the decision.
“She is the easiest competitor to beat, i do welcome her to the party where i will beat her in the gubernatorial race. UDA house is a big house. She is welcome,” Wangui Ngirici said after Anne Waiguru joined William Ruto’s camp.
Analyst Herman Manyora and Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui have also warned Waiguru about the wrong timing of her political move.
