Gachagua did not sponsor Limuru III, Kioni clarifies

 

Jubilee secretary general Jeremiah Kioni 

Jubilee secretary general Jeremiah Kioni has refuted reports that the Limuru III conference was sponsored by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Speaking on Wednesday, Kioni said the conference was a result of the collective efforts and support of the people from the Mt Kenya region.

He insisted that this was the first time the event was driven by the people.

Kioni stated that these people had issues they wanted to address and that is what happened.

"He (Gachagua) did not. It was not sponsored by anybody. It was a self-sponsored Limuru III, unlike in the past.

"People used their resources and they came in numbers and wanted to speak out and they said their issues," he said on KTN News.

A section of leaders from the region had claimed that "someone" was heavily sponsoring the event.

The Limuru III Conference was held on May 17, 2024. It birthed a new Mt Kenya coalition dubbed Haki Coalition.

The coalition is made up of more than 26 political parties from the Mount Kenya region.

Organisers of the Limuru III socio-economic and political meeting had said that Gachagua and former president Uhuru Kenyatta were welcome to attend the conference.

Before the conference, Gachagua had called on Kioni and Karua to consult him on the issues related to Mount Kenya.

Gachagua had expressed readiness to discuss issues related to the Mt Kenya region with leaders regardless of their political affiliations.

"I have heard about the Limuru 3 meeting. Both Kioni and Karua haven’t reached out to me as the senior-most politician in the Mount Kenya region," Gachagua said.

"Being the regional leader, it falls upon me to convene such meetings. If they indeed have an agenda, my office doors are open, and they should feel free to reach out." 

by BRIAN ORUTA