National Assembly Speaker and presidential hopeful Justin Muturi has asked the ODM leader Raila Odinga to stop lying he designed Thika Super Highway.
Without mentioning names, Muturi who was speaking on Tuesday, January 18, in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, accused the former Prime Minister of dwelling on false history.
The speaker who has expressed interest to succeed retiring President Uhuru Kenyatta in the August 9, General Election instead asked the opposition chief to tell Kenyans what he will do for them if he wins the presidency.
“There are leaders who only give history saying ‘mimi ndo nilichora Thika highway’, so what?,
“I can challenge you, if you go to the ministry, you will not find his (Raila Odinga) signature. Stop lying to us and tell the people what you will do,” Muturi said.
His remarks follow Raila’s statement in Thika Stadium on Saturday, January 15, where he said he was the brains behind the Thika Super Highway.
Speaking in Thika Stadium during the Azimio la Umoja rally Raila that day, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s handshake partner said he was fought for demolishing people’s houses to pave way for the construction of the 50-kilometer road.
“They would fight me for demolishing houses to pave way for construction of the superhighway which is still there to date. I have delivered for this nation and I will do even more when I become president,” Raila said.
The famous Thika Super Highway was constructed during the grand coalition government that was run by retired President Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga as the Prime Minister.
The speaker further criticized Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto for labeling other parties as tribal.
“I’m still in the race with a party that isn’t tribal. Democratic party accommodates everyone. There are rumours that the party is tribal,
“The same party gave us president Kibaki. The same president who appointed you as minister for Agriculture so stop saying it’s tribal,” Muturi said.
