Wamatangi: Why I chose not to support Raila
Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi has finally cleared the air on why he declined to support ODM leader Raila Odinga's presidential ambition in the August 9 general elections.
Wamatangi who spoke on Kameme TV this morning highlighted numerous reasons why he decided to support Deputy President William Ruto and not Odinga.
In his analysis, Wamatangi labelled the ODM supremo as a serial troublemaker who is commonly known for disrupting the development agendas of the government of the day.
The senator who is also eyeing the Kiambu County governor seat further accused the former Primer of fighting former President Mwai Kibaki's administration so that he would get a place in the coalition government. He claimed that Raila's presence in Kibaki's administration disrupted the working of the government.
"I read his history and established that he was the first to institute the 1982 coup d'état to overthrow President Daniel Arap Moi's government," Wamatangi said.
"I later established that he troubled President Kibaki until the intervention of Kofi Annan who oversaw the formation of the coalition government," he added.
Wamatangi added that with Odinga having attempted to swear himself as the People's President in 2018, he (Odinga) cannot be trusted in the country's leadership. He further noted that Odinga cannot be trusted to honour his agreement with President Uhuru Kenyatta if he assumes power after the August polls.
"I decided to stay back so that should he go against the set agreement he had with the president, I will be there to fight for and support the Kikuyu community," he said.
