A senior Kenya National Union of Teachers official, Agnes Kambua, has claimed Kitui gubernatorial seat hopeful senator David
Musila
belonged to the ilk
of retired senior citizens on account of
his age.
Kambua said Musila’s age could slow him from effectively performing the duties of a governor. She urged Kitui people to reject Musila on account of age in favour of the younger, agile and athletic
incumbent Julius Malombe.
The Kyuso Knut branch executive secretary who seats in the union NEC was addressing a political rally at Zombe stadium where she joined Malombe who was campaigning ahead of the Monday Wiper party Kitui gubernatorial seat primaries. Musila is taking on Malombe for the Wiper ticket.
“In 1959 Musila was my husband’s teacher in standard one but my husband, John Musee (62), retired from public service in 2015 after attaining the age of 60 years.
That tells your Musila is too advanced in age to deliver as our governor as he is already tired,” said Kambua.
She was echoed by MCAs Eunice Katheke (Zombe ward) and James Kinyala (Endau/Malalani ward) in calling on the Wiper supporters not to vote in Musila during the gubernatorial seat nomination. The leaders drummed for Malombe’s re-elections as he had performed to residents’ expectations.
“Since at his advanced age Musila has
refused to
retire
from leadership, it is now upon the electorate
to put him where he belongs by
rejecting
him at the Wiper nominations. It is time he took a rest even if forcefully,” said Kambua.
Malombe
urged
the locals
to back
his
re-election
bid
saying
that
he had
done a lot to improve the lives
of the people of Kitui. He said not only
had
the economy
of Kitui
improved through facilitative projects but the peoples lifestyles had changed for the better.
He said better times await Kitui people if they re-elected him the governor. He said he his government would initiate a programme which would ensure
each household in Kitui had
sufficient food. “It will be an operation to kick relief food out of Kitui county,” said Malombe.