Wednesday, June 5, 2024 – UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malalah delivered a strong message to the Mt. Kenya people, warning them against disunity.
This comes amid unity calls in
the region after the alleged fallout between President William Ruto and his Deputy,
Rigathi Gachagua, over his one-man, one-shilling campaign which has divided the
region right in the middle.
Speaking during an interview
yesterday, Malalah noted that the Western region has been affected by disunity
and has many leaders, and as a result pleaded with the Mt Kenya residents not
to go in the same direction, saying the community would risk sinking.
"Any community must have a definite leader.
"If you see a community where everyone wants to be a leader, know that such a community is sinking.
"I would like to remind the people of the
mountain that we, the Luhya, have suffered because of the lack of unity and
everyone wanting to be a leader. Please, the Mt Kenya community, do not go down
that road,” Malalah said.
At the same time, Malalah said
he fully supports Gachagua’s plan to unite the Mt Kenya region ahead of the
2027 elections.
The UDA Secretary-General argued
that there won’t be national unity if communities are having internal wrangles.
"People should differentiate tribalism and unity because if we want to have one nation, we must start at home and within our communities, and then move to the national platform where these communities come together.
"We cannot say on the national
platform that we want unity while within our tribes we are fighting among
ourselves,” Malalah said.
“When you see the Deputy President saying that communities should be united, unity is strength, then there is nothing wrong with that.
"I am supporting him in continuing to bring
the people of the mountain together," he added.
DP Gachagua has been advocating
for the Mt Kenya region in the past few months noting that the vote-rich region
stands to gain more when united.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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