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Kitui
governor Dr. Julius Malombe (Right) listens to Waita MCA Ndei Mukala during a
fundraiser at Mwambui Secondary school in Mwingi Central constituency on Friday (October 7, 2016). Photo/ MWINGI
TIMES.
Malombe
intensifies calls to demand Musila's resignation as Wiper chairman stays put
BY
MWINGI TIMES TEAM
A
section of Kitui leaders allied to governor Julius Malombe have heightened
their calls for resignation of the Wiper Democratic Movement party national
chairman David Musila ahead of the 2017 party primaries.
Their
demands come even as wrangles in the Wiper party in the county are seen to
escalate rocking its supporters in two rival camps; with one group supporting
the governor while the one is backing Senator Musila.
The
leaders who included Dr Malombe, former Wiper Executive director and Mwingi
Central parliamentary aspirant Dr Gideon Mulyungi, Kitui Wiper MCAs led by the
majority leader Jacob Maundu and a group of the business community led by Kitui
Chamber of Commerce deputy chairman Nzomo Munyithya said Mr Musila must relinquish his influential
position in order to provide a level playing ground as the two competed for the
party ticket since he (Mr Musila) had declared interest in the gubernatorial
race.
They
were speaking over the weekend when the governor toured projects and presided
over secondary schools fund-drives at Mwambui and Syomikuku Secondary schools
in Waita and Kivou wards in respectively.
Dr
Malombe led a vigorous attack on Senator Musila. He said the senator was
planning to use his prominent party position to rob him other aspirants the party
tickets. The governor also
demanded for resignation of Kitui East MP Mutua Muluvi as the party Director of
Elections. He accussed the duo of plotting
to eject him from the party. “Both Mr Musila and Mr Muluvi have been going
around the county saying they won’t give nomination ticket to anyone who does
not support the former’s governorship ambitions,” the governor said.
The
county boss said, the party officials’ words, deeds and behavior were biased
and could not guarantee contestants within the Kalonzo Musyoka led party of
free, fair, credible and accountable nominations.
“The
party chairman has publicly said that he will not give tickets to those who
oppose him. We term this as threatening and intimidation of the highest order.
We cannot trust them because they will flout the nomination exercise,” Dr
Malombe said of Mr Musila who was recently quoted saying those calling for his
resignation as the party chairman will have to wait much longer as it would not
happen.
“They
have been saying the party has its owners and this is clearly telling other
members to leave the party,” he said
“Hundreds
of aspirants in Kitui and the entire Ukambani region want to vie for their
seats under our party but the two leaders can hardly inspire confidence in them
because their utterances are clearly indicating they cannot guarantee integrity
of fair primaries.” Dr Malombe said, maintaining that that Independent Electoral
and Boundaries Commission must supervise the party primaries to ensure a
credible outcome.
Mr
Malombe lamented that the two party officials had been scaring him so that he
could run out of Wiper. “I
will firmly remain in Wiper party and eventually run Mr Musila out of town,” he
said.
Mr
Musila who has been traversing the vast county to popularize his bid had
accused the governor of underdevelopment. But the governor refuted the claims
saying that since the inception of devolution in 2013, the county government
had initiated more than 4,000 development projects distributed equitably in the
40 wards.
“Government
resources did not start flowing to this county yesterday, yet the likes of Mr
Musila who have been in the government have done nothing which is people
focused,” said Mr Malombe at Syumikuku secondary school on Saturday.
Dr
Mulyungi who is also a member of the Wiper party’s National Executive Council
on his part bashed at Mr Musila and Mr Muluvi for allegedly intimidating other
members of the party. “It is a shame for them to claim they will deny some
people the certificate even if they are voted by the people. Our NEC, the top
governing organ of the party has not yet sat to set how our Wiper nominations
will be conducted,” said Dr Mulyungi.
Mr
Maundu who is also the Nuu ward MCA said Kitui county residents and their MCAs
were ready to re-elect Dr Malombe. His Kivou counterpart Ms Kisio Kimanzi
threatened to mobilize residents to barricade Mwingi-Garissa road in protest if
Mr Musila and Mr Muluvi would not relinquish their party positions.
Nominated
MCA Ms Colleta Kimanzi demanded that party leader Kalonzo Musyoka declare the
owners of the Wiper party.
Others
leaders who spoke included: MCAs Mr. Bernard Sila (Mwingi Central) and Mr. Ndei
Mukala (Waita), Former Mwingi town council chairman Nzung’u Musya, business
leaders Mr. Robert Ngeana and Campbell Munyambu.
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