“We beseech our two brothers not to allow themselves to be used as destructive proxies to divide the Luhya vote and betray their brother, denying him an opportunity to lead this country,” they said in a joint statement.
“Our people’s singular unity of purpose remains producing a President of the Republic of Kenya.”
They appealed to backers of the meetings to avoid being used by outsiders to divide the community ahead of the 2022 General Election.
“On behalf of many other colleagues, we would like to disassociate ourselves from that purported night meeting on Monday at an undisclosed location, at which a treacherous agenda to betray the hopes of a united Luhya Nation was on the table,” the MPs said.
The pro-Mudavadi lawmakers were responding to reports of a meeting bringing together 27 leaders from the region.
The meeting reportedly endorsed Oparanya and CS Eugene Wamalwa to lead the community in a political process that would see it play a significant role in leading Kenya.
“There is no possibility of gathering 27 legislators in this time of the coronavirus and if it were to happen, then such a meeting would have contravened all safety protocols by government officials," the opponents said.
The seven angry MPs called the reported strategy meeting a "drinking binge" that could not even raise a quorum.
“We understand the illegal Monday party didn’t have a quorum and another was slated for Wednesday in the Westlands suburbs,” they said
“The plot for the governor to checkmate Musalia Mudavadi in Kakamega, Busia and Vihiga counties while the CS does the same with Moses Wetang'ula in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia is an open secret.”
(Edited by V. Graham)
