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The Kamba Community Unity Forum has thrown its weight behind Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka's 2022 presidential bid.
The forum, which brought together leaders comprising of elected governors, senators, MPs, MCAs, businesspeople, professionals and religious leaders from the three Ukambani counties namely; Machakos, Kitui and Makueni, authorized Kalonzo to begin partnership talks with other leaders including President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.
Speaking at the function held at Koma in Matungulu, Machakos County on Monday, the leaders pledged to rally behind Kalonzo ahead of his bid to succeed Kenyatta in 2022. "This meeting has decided and given Kalonzo the permission to meet anybody including Uhuru and Ruto, " said Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana.
Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu called on leaders from the region to begin mobilizing resources for Musyoka's campaigns in the next polls. "I have intentions of joining Wiper, the party could have baptized me today if the leaders were ready, " Ngilu said.
"Ukambani leaders should not be worried since I am now working closely with Wiper party," she added.
The leaders also agreed to form an economic bloc made of Makueni, Machakos and Kitui Counties, dubbed South Eastern Economic bloc.
"Our people are playing with our resources, this meeting should come out with clear strategies on how we can get our people out of poverty... We must now consolidate ourselves into the bloc as Kambas, we need to guard our resources to ensure they help our people," Ngilu said.
Kalonzo vowed to re-brand Wiper party and increase its presence countrywide. "We are going to re-brand, I propose that since we insist in unity and sovereignty of our people as Kenyans we re-brand," Kalonzo said, adding that he will call for a Wiper delegates conference for the re-brand... Our clarion call as Wiper will be 'One Kenya' (OK) movement. It is just a thought, this is what I have been dreaming," Kalonzo said.