Nairobi, September 8

Kirinyaga Governor, Anne Mumbi Waiguru, now says it will be very difficult for her to defend her current position on a Jubilee Party ticket.

Speaking to Citizen TV on Wednesday, September 8 morning, the Kirinyaga Governor admitted that if the country was to go to the polls today, it would be a toll order for her to defend her seat.

“To be honest, if we went to elections today and as things stand, it would be very difficult for me to successfully defend my seat on a Jubilee party ticket,” she stated.

“With the current state of the party, it would not be an easy thing to do.”

Ms Waiguru said the Jubilee Party, however, stands a chance if it made radical moves to reform.

Although non-committal, she indicated for the second time in the same week, that she has not ruled out the possibility of joining Deputy President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.

“I would not say no, but I am leaving my options open at the moment. I will keep weighing in to see what is the best for me and the people of Kirinyaga.”

On matters BBI, she admitted the Mt Kenya region voters were left out by their leaders during the constitution amendment drive that collapsed at the Court of Appeal on August 20.

The Kirinyaga Governor said the people of Mt Kenya were never in support of the BBI despite the government pushing the agenda.

“Looking at the reactions and the polls done nationally, we seem to have left the people behind in the quest to pass BBI,” stated Ms Waiguru.

She argued that it would be dishonest for politicians, especially those from the Mt Kenya region, to claim the electorate was behind the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2020.

“I would be dishonest to say that the people of Mt Kenya were behind BBI. They were not,” she concluded.

Ms Waiguru was a solid campaigner of the BBI accompanying the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader, Raila Odinga, in popularisation campaigns across the country.

Mr Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta agreed to institute constitutional changes following the March 9, 2018 handshake that brought together the ruling Jubilee administration and the opposition.

However, Mr Kenyatta’s deputy, William Ruto, has vehemently opposed the constitutional amendment proposals, terming them as selfish and aimed at keeping a few individuals in power.