George Wajackoyah Pulls Out of Presidential Debate

Roots Party presidential candidate Prof. George Wajackoyah has withdrawn from the 2022 Presidential Debate slated for Tuesday.

Roots Party said Wajackoya will not attend the presidential debate “because we will not subject the incoming President to the Joke of an already predetermined debate”, adding that the “media cannot decide the outcome of an election before the poll day.”

“The notion that some candidates are trailing others or some leading others is baseless. We refuse to be counted as “others" in this important democratic duty of seeking the presidency,” the party’s spokesperson added.

Wajackoyah further pointed out that the Presidential Debates team had not addressed concerns that he had brought to their attention in a letter dated July 21st.

“We would like to however state that our candidate is available to share the same podium with all the four presidential candidates as we define our agenda to all Kenyans,” the party added.

Wajackoya was set to face off with his Agano Party counterpart Waihiga Mwaure in the first-tier debate while Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition candidate Raila Odinga, who has also pulled out of the debate, was set to go head-to-head with Deputy President William Ruto in the second tier debate.