J B Muturi
By MKT Reporter
Democratic Party of Kenya (DP) wants the united opposition caucus to support and allow it defend the Mbeere North parliamentary seat in the forthcoming by-elections.
The party says it is only by leaving the party to reclaim the seat that the caucus, formed a few months ago will seem to make sense.
Yesterday, the part’s Management Committee met to evaluate the fielding of candidates in the November 27 by-elections where they officials resolved to support their coalition colleagues in their strongholds.
At the same time, the meeting held at the party headquarters in Mbagathi, Nairobi, under the chairmanship of its National Deputy Vice chairman Peter Ndubai called on opposition parties support for the Mbeere North seat.
The seat was held by Geoffrey Ruku who resigned to take up a Cabinet Secretary position. Ruku was the only MP elected under the sponsorship of DP.
During the meeting, it emerged that other caucus parties, save for Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) which is led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had already resolved to support them.
Apart from DP which is headed by JB Muturi, the other parties that recently formed an opposition coalition are; Wiper Patriotic Front of Kalonzo Musyoka, Democratic Action Party – Kenya (DAP-K) of Eugene Wamalwa, Jubilee Party of Uhuru Kenyatta, People’s Liberation Party of Martha Karua and DCP.
The meeting resolved to request its party leader to meet with Gschagua over the issue ahead of their National Executive Committee meeting in two weeks’ time.
Last evening, the party Secretary General Dr Jacob Haji confirmed the issues and said their party leader was expected to meet Gachagua as soon as today.
“Yes, we met and one of the key resolution was to ask DCP of Rigathi Gachagua to leave the Mbeere North seat to us. That seat is ours since it is our MP who heid it before he joined the government,” Dr Haji said when asked about yesterday’s meeting.
He added, “our opposition caucus will only make sense if they all leave us to face the UDA candidate. All parties in the caucus have declared support for us, apart from DCP where our party leader will be meeting with its leader to resolve the issue.”
He said if they don’t agree on a single candidate, the ruling party might take advantage and get the seat.
The DP spokesman said there is grave danger of losing seats to the ruling coalition if each opposition party is to front its own candidate in the by-elections.
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has lined up by-elections in 24 electoral areas for Senator, Members of the National Assembly and Members of County Assemblies.
Seats that are up for grabs are; Baringo Senatorial seat, Constituencies – Banisa, Kasipul, Magarini, Malava, Mbeere North and Ugunja. Also in the list are 17 Wards across 14 counties.
The by-elections were occassioned by deaths and court rulings.
Yesterday, DP Secretary General Dr Jacob Haji said his party will be bound by the pledge of supporting each other in their strongholds and was expecting the other coalition members to do the same.
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