Judge leaders by their work not tribe, says Speaker Wetangula

Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula has urged leaders to avoid divisive politics, saying Kenyans should be judged by the content of their character not where they come from.

“If it is about the mountain then we also have Mount Elgon as Western people specifically Luhya’s,” he said.

He said tribal cocoons will do more harm than good to the country.

“The tribal politics will be messy, noisy and with casualties. Am not a Speaker because I'm a Luhya am Speaker because I'm Kenyan,” Wetangula said.

Wetangula said the leaders should be careful about what they say where they say and how they say it.

“The elephant does not grumble step on small animals like frogs because it is big,” Wetangula said.

He spoke in MCK Nkwiga church in the South Imenti constituency where he was accompanied by MPS Shadrack Mwiti (South Imenti) Mpuru Aburi (Tigania East) Rahim Dawood (North Imenti) Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu) among others.

Ichung'wah said there is a problem in Mount Kenya.

“If unity is not about development and it is about following a leader and you're being forced to go with them to a dance at night then there is a problem,” he said.

He said that he will continue speaking against tribal politics. He further said those in national offices should seek to unite all Kenyans and not regions.

“If we are national leaders for Kenya, not Mount Kenya, I want to say respect is earned you cannot respect by intimidating people, demeaning and blackmailing them,” Ichung'wah said.

Ichung'wah urged his colleagues in politics to respect other leaders and not hide behind the veil of community to advance selfish interests.

“We should not go back to our communities if we are confronted with our challenges to advance parochial and incentive greed,” he said.