National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has come out to accuse Deputy President William Ruto, Musalia Mudavadi of ANC, and Moses Wetang’ula of Ford Kenya of stealing his slogan.
Speaking in Nyamira County on Sunday, January 30, during the burial of Benson Nyasimi Momanyi brother to Borabu MP Ben Momanyi, Muturi accused the trio of stealing the ‘Kenya Kwanza’ slogan.
Muturi said he was the first to invent the signature phrase which he intended to use during the August 9, presidential election.
“If you happened to use Thika road, the first billboard more than three months ago, it was mine and it had a signature phrase ‘Kenya Kwanza’,” Muturi said.
Muturi revealed that he has already identified a new slogan and warned those with the habit of stealing not to take it again.
“Hii Kenya watu wamekuwa waporaji, wanapora hadi signature phrase. Sasa nimeamua ‘Wakenya Mbele’. Hii nayo msiniibie,” Muturi said.
The accusation comes after Deputy President William Ruto and his new political friends stated using ‘Kenya Kwanza’ as the identity of their newfound political partnership.
‘Kenya Kwanza’ phrase originated from the ‘earthquake’ announcement by ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, who said his desire was to put the interest of the country first before his personal interest.
From Bomas of Kenya, DP Ruto, Mudavadi, and Wetang’ula began using the slogan Kenya Kwanza in their political pronouncement in reference to their new partnership.
The trio is likely to register Kenya Kwanza as their coalition name ahead of the August 9, General Election.
Pertaining to the forthcoming elections, Speaker Muturi urged Kenyans to elect leaders based on their track record and not fame.
“In Kenya, we have a tendency of casting votes to those who have been in government for long. Let us not be blinded by big names,” Muturi said.
If elected Kenya’s fifth president, Muturi promised to prioritize both health and education sectors which he said needed radical reforms.
