Wiper Party presidential running mate Andrew Sunkuli wants Kenyans to drop the watermelon tag used in reference to Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka due to his supposed political indecisiveness.
Speaking on Citizen TV on Tuesday, Sunkuli termed it an unfair analogy, saying the fruit is too good to have a negative significance.
“I think the term watermelon is so unfair, not so much for Kalonzo but the fruit. Speaking of the watermelon, it is very good fruit. I do not know when it became a parable of the bad... I eat watermelon, and Kalonzo is not what I eat," he said.
Sunkuli further said, if Kalonzo decides to rejoin the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party at any given time, he will still support him.
“If Kalonzo decides to choose the country and work with Raila Odinga, I will do the same to support his decision, but that is not where we are at the moment. Right now, we are in the race,” he said.
“I trust Kalonzo. He speaks from his heart. He means well for the country. He meant it when he said he was in the race to the State House.”
Earlier, while Kalonzo dismissing the tag as unfair, he argued that his critics only bring up the indecisiveness when he makes drastic political choices that they are opposed to.
“When it doesn’t suit them, I become a watermelon. This country wasn’t made to suit the aspirations of a few people. We all belong to Kenya,” said Kalonzo.
Kalonzo is under pressure from Wiper leaders to return to the Azimio coalition, which he recently ditched after missing out on the running mate slot.
