A section of church leaders has called on the Mt Kenya Foundation to meet all presidential aspirants and give them a fair chance to outline their agenda for the region and the country as a whole ahead of the 2022 elections.
The clerics, under the Federation of Evangelical and Indigenous Christian Churches of Kenya on Thursday, October 14, urged the group tasked with finding President Uhuru’s finest successor not to look down upon any candidate aspiring to succeed Kenyatta.
Led by the federation chairman Bishop Samuel Njiriri, the clergymen warned the Mount Kenya Foundation against underestimating other presidential candidates including Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto.
“Even those who have not been called to the meetings have a following and you never know about tomorrow. It is wise to hear from all presidential aspirants,” Njiriri said.
Njiriri who was speaking during the federation’s leadership, partnership, and prayers summit at Glory Outreach Assembly Church in Kahawa Wendani, Ruiru said the 2022 presidential race would be tight hence all presidential aspirants should be treated fairly and equally.
Already, the Mt Kenya Foundation group has held meetings with ODM leader Raila Odinga as well as the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) principals Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Moses Wetang’ula (Ford Kenya), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper), and Gideon Moi (KANU).
Their interviews with the two presidential groups have elicited sharp reactions from other presidential candidates including National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi, William Ruto as well as Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria.
The foundation has come under sharp criticism from the presidential hopefuls who have not received their invite.
Over the weekend, the deputy president who has been excluded from meeting the group tasked with finding a suitable successor for retiring President Uhuru Kenyatta said he is not ready to be interviewed by few billionaires saying that he will seek mandate from the voters who are key determinants of who becomes the president.
“Unlike other presidential candidates, I will not go for an interview in Nairobi hotels. I will be interviewed by the common wananchi,” the deputy president said.
